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authorial-humor
The writer uses humor directed at a critic to engage with reader feedback and assert narrative control.
1 chapter across 1 book
A Fire Upon the Deep (2002)Vernor Vinge
Chapter 1489
This chapter serves as a meta-textual note clarifying the narrative's conclusion regarding the Blight, emphasizing that it was almost certainly destroyed and not an ongoing threat. It also includes a writer's humorous response to a critic, highlighting the author's intent to prevent misunderstanding about the story's resolution. The note underscores the importance of reader perception and narrative closure in speculative fiction.