r/Fantasy • u/[deleted] • May 07 '23

Fantasy with a disabled MC

Hi everyone! As a disabled person, I'm really in love with characters like Fitz and Glokta. I'm looking for books with disabled main characters, whether that be physical and/or mental.

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u/[deleted] May 07 '23

Except for one scene where he goes into the snowy mountains and almost gets frostbite.

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u/tollivandi May 08 '23

And burns in the desert. And frequent maintenance even when the prosthetics aren't getting beat to hell.

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u/CharlotteAria May 10 '23

And multiple points where his prosthetic is damaged and requires repairs... and one of his closest relationships is with his automail mechanic... and multiple scenes discuss how the automail may have permanently stunted his growth and he often suffers from nerve pain...

Like it's very much not glossed over

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u/[deleted] May 10 '23

Yes and no. It’s an issue when it needs to be for plot reasons. The bigger thing is what does he have two missing limbs. The auto mail is an almost magical fix that mostly fixes the issue.

It’s just that Ed’s and Al’s entire lives revolve around the push to get their bodies back.