Fantasy and the Political Arena

What if fantasy authors were the ones facilitating the world's political arena?

When I take books like Game of Thrones, Mistborn, Wheel of Time, Shattered Seas... with a worldview and regard the rich political ingenuity they hold, I often wonder how much more intelligent some aspects of politics would be handled by men and women authors who have analyzed the games world leaders play with each other.

Oftentimes history lends a hand to the making of these fantasy stories, and what's best is that the authors realize the consequences of the games people play. Nations fall, people die, cities are destroyed, youth are held prisoners within the confines of a broken world.

This is one reason I'm such an advocate of epic fantasy. I believe these tales hold a solid pillar in the makeup of humanity. These are the 'what ifs' of today's events. One only needs to pick up a novel written by a discerning author...one who has weighed decisions against consequences...to understand the road map of the human condition.

Will we, as humans, pursue Grimdark or Noblebright? Two opposite plates holding weights on the scales of time. If there is an end, then our fate is already written. Not on the wall, but in the saga.