Star Gate | Characters
Norton's characters are clearly perceived in the reader's imagination, and not as a result of detailed descriptions and exposition by the author. The characters become lifelike through their actions, through their approaches to problem-solving, and through brief physical description. Kincar, for example, is introduced in the third paragraph and is described as dressed in "soft suard fur"; he is not a giant but "well muscled" and endowed with six-fingered hands. From there on his personality, the quickness of his mind, emerges through his actions and his words.
Norton also deftly handles...
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