20 Questions for Chris #3

The next question was from Laura, and is one I've been asked hundreds of times:

Of all of the short stories and novels that you have written, do you have a personal favorite? If so, which one and what makes it stand out from the rest?

Usually, this is not a fair question to ask an author, because you have a love/hate relationship with many of your novels.  Personally, I don't have that problem; my favorite has always been "A Soul for Tsing", and I have a good reason: I fell in love with the m...