Women as mysterious creatures is an age-old concept and with good reason: it's true. And taking advantage of this truth in literature makes for better characters and better stories.

There are two prominent female characters in Mortal Gods: Ignition: Victoria and Amanda. Victoria plays important parts in the first two stories while Amanda only appears in the second one. And while the stories spend significant portions on both women the reader doesn't learn a whole lot about them. This is intentional. This makes them mysterious and thus makes the reader want to know more about them. In other words, this quality helps sustain the reader's interest. . . .

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