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I'm in the mood for some serious cowardice.

Something like Flashman, Ciaphas Cain, Rincewind, etc.

I want protagonists that are more than happy to run away from confrontations or to wait until their enemy goes to sleep to cut their throat.

I want to revel in low mindedness and an astounding lack of moral fibre. All a backbone will do is get you killed in a dog eat dog world, right?

You know what I'm looking for. Does anything come to mind?

>> No.874160

old tyler durden

>> No.874171

BLOOD
MERIDIAN

just wait till you get to the end

>> No.874182

>>874160
>>874171
I've read both of these, thanks though.

>> No.874207

Any more suggestions? I ain't too proud to beg.

>> No.874233

It's not exactly what you're looking for, but I think you'd enjoy the Cugel the Clever books by Jack Vance.

Cugel is less a coward and more a completely amoral scoundrel, but I think you would enjoy it.

>> No.874294

>>874233
At this point, I'll settle for amoral scoundrel.

Thanks.

>> No.874322

Try Raymond Chandler. Imagine the protagonist sounds like Humphrey Bogart.

>> No.874326

Ender's Shadow

>> No.874338

>>874322
>>874326
Read. Do love me some Chandler though. People don't realise how funny some of his books are.

>> No.874343

>>874152
I've never actually read Flashman but bought Ciaphus Cain, which I enjoyed. So... taking that into account... should I look for Flashman?

>> No.874359

>>874338
Fucking hilarious shit.

>> No.874371

>>874343
Definitely. The prose is different from the Ciaphas books and Flashman isn't as likeable but you'll love it after a short while.

>> No.874404

Sir Apropos of Nothing, by Peter David.

>> No.874421 [DELETED] 

>>874322
His books were ruined for me when I listened to a BBC version where the women were voice by men and they all sounded like transvestites.

>> No.874434

A Song of Ice and Fire. Fucking Sam.

Fucking ser piggy. Goddamn, I hated him so much.

>> No.874550

buuuump. relevant interest what have you

>> No.874706

>>874550

>> No.874710

>>874434

That's SLAYER to you, good sir.

>> No.874724

>>874434

You only hate him because he's the embodiment of everyone who's read the books. Yourself included.

>> No.874741

>>874724

Wouldn't you shit yourself in his position?

>> No.874754

>>874741

Myself included as well.

>> No.875059

Any other Skaven stories besides A Murder in Marienburg? Definitely a selection of cowards in there if so. :3

>> No.876211
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876211

The Bandy Papers. Don't know much about it, except set during WWI from a Canadian perspective. It's from the Flashman school, though technically the first book predates it. For some reason I really dig this cover.

>> No.876220

Discworld's got plenty of true cowards as mains.

>> No.876255

>>874322

Ahhh, I've been meaning to read some of Raymond Chandler's books for ages. I don't quite know where to start though.

>> No.876260

catch 22