there is exactly one author I know of outside of mystery-genre who does this well, and that's rosemary kirstein.
and, if you read her books, the stakes and context are _always_ clear. even when there are secret things behind the scenes, the basics (threat, stakes, character) remain clear.
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and, if you read her books, the stakes and context are _always_ clear. even when there are secret things behind the scenes, the basics (threat, stakes, character) remain clear.