Steven Sarafian
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
I read e-books on an iPad and mostly get them from iBooks. The indications of genre in 'Library' view are all over the place: "Penric's Demon" is labeled 'Historical', "Penric's Mission" and "Paladin of Souls" 'Epic', "The Curse of Chalion" 'Paranormal'. Of course many others are better labeled. I suppose that you are not the decider, but do you have any influence? And who does decide?
Lois McMaster Bujold
I have neither influence, nor control, nor in most cases even knowledge. I have no idea who is responsible for the genre or subgenre labeling in catalogs, but if it is individual library systems or even individual vendors, it could be all over the map. I'd call them all "Fantasy", myself.
Or "Bujold books".
Ta, L.
I have neither influence, nor control, nor in most cases even knowledge. I have no idea who is responsible for the genre or subgenre labeling in catalogs, but if it is individual library systems or even individual vendors, it could be all over the map. I'd call them all "Fantasy", myself.
Or "Bujold books".
Ta, L.
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Quenby
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
I just listened to the Curse of Chalion three successive times. Must be my age and lack of health, but I found him and his story to be profound. In these times where honor and truth seem so passé. I loved how he turned away from seeking glory and found such reverence for kindness. I dare not hope, but if your wonderful genius meets another such character, it would be a great gift. What do you think?
Rupert Morrish
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
I don't know if you keep a file of "things Lois predicted", but this looks like it belongs in there: http://www.sciencealert.com/a-five-dimensional-black-hole-could-break-general-relativity-say-physicists Five-space math and faster than light travel? Who'd have thought.
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