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Can you think of a science fiction story focused on milieu that is written in 3rd person limited instead of omniscient?
What do I mean by "mileu"? See an explanation here, but in essence I mean where the characters end up in a different world and just want to get back home, where the story is largely about the world and the characters' experiences with the strangeness and dangers. It could also be a character who travels to different exotic locales before heading home again. Milieu stories are common in fantasy, like the Wizard of Oz. In science fiction, Jurassic Park, Ringworld, 2001 Space Odyssey.
The MICE quotient is not a rigid structure; many stories combine several elements, like milieu and idea (Lord of the Rings).
I originally wanted to know what POV milieu sf was generally written in, or if someone could point me to a 3rd person limited POV science fiction story that focused on milieu. Still would like that, but I can get there myself by looking at top 100 sf lists for milieu novels, then checking them out at the library.
From my original post, but it muddied the waters:
Working with Orson Scott Card's M.I.C.E. quotient, I have a story with two plot threads, both in 3rd person limited POV. The first thread is fine -- a character story answering two questions for the protagonist in 3rd person limited of the protagonist. The second thread I wanted to be primarily milieu -- will the colonists and crew overcome the dangers of space travel? Will they make it to the colony plant? The subplot of the second thread was to be of the newest crewmember's quest to prove himself, a character subplot.
I'm having trouble placing the emphasis on the ship and the ship dangers for the second thread with 3rd person limited. Instead, that thread is much more of a character story than the milieu I wanted it to be.
Can you think of a science fiction story focused on milieu that is written in 3rd person limited instead of omniscient?
What do I mean by "mileu"? See an explanation here, but in essence I mean where the characters end up in a different world and just want to get back home, where the story is largely about the world and the characters' experiences with the strangeness and dangers. It could also be a character who travels to different exotic locales before heading home again. Milieu stories are common in fantasy, like the Wizard of Oz. In science fiction, Jurassic Park, Ringworld, 2001 Space Odyssey.
The MICE quotient is not a rigid structure; many stories combine several elements, like milieu and idea (Lord of the Rings).
I originally wanted to know what POV milieu sf was generally written in, or if someone could point me to a 3rd person limited POV science fiction story that focused on milieu. Still would like that, but I can get there myself by looking at top 100 sf lists for milieu novels, then checking them out at the library.
From my original post, but it muddied the waters:
Working with Orson Scott Card's M.I.C.E. quotient, I have a story with two plot threads, both in 3rd person limited POV. The first thread is fine -- a character story answering two questions for the protagonist in 3rd person limited of the protagonist. The second thread I wanted to be primarily milieu -- will the colonists and crew overcome the dangers of space travel? Will they make it to the colony plant? The subplot of the second thread was to be of the newest crewmember's quest to prove himself, a character subplot.
I'm having trouble placing the emphasis on the ship and the ship dangers for the second thread with 3rd person limited. Instead, that thread is much more of a character story than the milieu I wanted it to be.
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