Stroking the readers ego is a good way to make them enjoy your book.
Since any "alien" race is likely to have evolved under different (one might say "alien") conditions, leading to different strengths and weaknesses. You can usually expect each group in any competition to attempt to capitalise on their strengths. The traits we most admire are those we imagine ourselves to possess perhaps.
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Date: 2007-06-24 08:49 pm (UTC)Since any "alien" race is likely to have evolved under different (one might say "alien") conditions, leading to different strengths and weaknesses. You can usually expect each group in any competition to attempt to capitalise on their strengths. The traits we most admire are those we imagine ourselves to possess perhaps.