In The Wise Man's Fear, a story within a story tells of Jax, a boy who is shown many wonderful things, none of which make him happy.
Spider-Man | Isle of Man | Man Ray | Iron Man | The Six Million Dollar Man | The Music Man | The Third Man | The Invisible Man | Isle of Man TT | Half Man Half Biscuit | World's Strongest Man | Fear Factory | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | Rain Man | MAN SE | Fear Factor | Burning Man | Pac-Man | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | Beenie Man | Morecambe and Wise | Man Booker Prize | Douglas, Isle of Man | Mega Man | The Man Who Came to Dinner | The Amazing Spider-Man | Man of La Mancha | Leo VI the Wise | Cape Fear River | The Old Man and the Sea |
For example, Seldon suggests a decree that erases terrorists' names from records, denying them immortality, discouraging chaotic actions.
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Besides the psychohistorians, much of the novel's action revolves around advanced sentient simulations (sims) of Joan of Arc and Voltaire.