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Subject: Re: (ReacTor) Five SFF Works Featuring Nameless Protagonists
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:34:40 -0400
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On 6/26/24 10:08 AM, James Nicoll wrote:
> Five SFF Works Featuring Nameless Protagonists
> 
> What's in a name?
> 
> https://reactormag.com/five-sff-works-featuring-nameless-protagonists/

Oh spiffy - very interesting essay - thanks.

Of the very few that came to mind, one is in your essay (A Nameless 
Witch[1]), and one is in the comments (Zelazny's My Name is Legion).

The other definite one that came to mind is Annihilation[2] by Jeff 
Vandermeer.

Two more that I think fit come from two different Wells:
- I don't think the protagonist of Wells' The War of the Worlds has a name.
- I don't think Wells' Murderbot has acquired a name yet (besides 
"Murderbot")- at least not one they accept.

By the way, there are a decent number of Dr Seuss stories where a 
protagonist/main character is not named. My kids and I noticed this way 
back when I was reading books to them.

Tony

[1] Which I enjoyed, like all of Martinez' novels, and I am wishing he 
would write more, soon.

[2] I have not read the sequels, so I don't know if the protagonist 
acquires a name later.