> The best (or most prominent) example of this are the Harry Potter series. My favorite example of this I've read this year (and more specifically, the setting I prefer) is a book called The False Prince: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12432220-the-false-prince
The setting is vaguely medieval. We meet a young character who lives a normal, usually poor, life. By some wave of fate, he gets thrust into this adventure with usually 2 other characters. Our hero is relatable and brave (usually ignorant of the world to act as the reader), our #2 character is smart and should probably be the h…