Lois McMaster Bujold
I first came up with Vashnoi in 1984, when I was writing The Warrior's Apprentice, so it predates not only Fukushima but also Chernobyl. (But not, of course Hiroshima and Nagasaki.) It was built in broad outline back then, including the idea that there would be people occupying it extra-legally, and other people whose jobs it would be to chase them out. The recent story was further informed by information about Chernobyl -- I particularly rec the PBS show from a few years back with the irresistible title of "Radioactive Wolves".
Ta, L.
I first came up with Vashnoi in 1984, when I was writing The Warrior's Apprentice, so it predates not only Fukushima but also Chernobyl. (But not, of course Hiroshima and Nagasaki.) It was built in broad outline back then, including the idea that there would be people occupying it extra-legally, and other people whose jobs it would be to chase them out. The recent story was further informed by information about Chernobyl -- I particularly rec the PBS show from a few years back with the irresistible title of "Radioactive Wolves".
Ta, L.
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Steve
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Have you seen the film "Russian Ark"? It's a 90 minute long film that was shot in a single take. The camera wanders the halls of the Hermitage while encountering the ghosts of Catherine II and the Romanov girls. It finishes up with a re-creation of the last Russian state ball before the declaration of WWI. That major scene included thousands of extras. It made a great stand-in for Barrayar. Happy natal day!
Shelly
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
I just wanted to say "Thank You". The Vorkosigan books, Cordelia and Miles and even Ivan, have enriched my life in infinite ways. The Sharing Knife books were beautifully written stories that I LOVE. I feel I would be a less full person had I not discovered your work. Any new fantasy worlds bubbling in your brain?
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