Characters who are missing something

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So I've noticed how some characters lose a limb or the use of it in many books. LIke in The Lost Symbol, there is Peter Solomon's missing hand, and then in Harry Potter there is Peter (I'm seeing a pattern here) Pettigrew's missing one, and Sirius almost loses one to a bread knife. Then in Gathering Blue, Kira is born a cripple. Of course, there is Gen.

So are there anymore characters you have come across that are missing a limb, or otherwise handicapped?
And do you think this reflects the real world to any extent?

While She Knits - Book Recs for MWT

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First, a reminder.  Megan will be at the Mysterious Galaxy bookstore in San Diego on Saturday, July 13 and afterwards will wander down to the Starbucks next door to meet up with any available fans.  Read all about it here.

And Megan needs our help!  From MWT:

The people at Mysterious Galaxy have said that they will set up a table of reading recommendations for Thief fans while I am there.  Can you ask Sounis what they would recommend that they think Mysterious Galaxy might have in stock?  They specialize in Mystery and Fantasy and Science Fiction, so they are likely to have all the Bujold for instance, but not our favorites like Sutcliff and Aiken and probably no Diana Wynne Jones.

So, ideas?  What are your favorite titles that other Gen lovers might like?