Mickey

Mickey asked Lois McMaster Bujold:

Given that you already had books called "Barrayar" and "Komarr" (and even "Cetaganda"), why didn't you call "Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen" "Sergyar"? Or are you saving it for some future volume?

Lois McMaster Bujold I wasn't going to name anything else after that schmuck Prince Serg. If Cordelia'd had her way, she'd have renamed the planet; that may yet happen. I can see Gregor doing so posthumously-to-her -- Cordeliyar? Aralyar? Alas that a place name used so often should be short and pronounceable.

Place-name titles tend to happen when I can't come up with something better, so "Sergyar" is definitely not being saved for anything.

Ta, L.

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I just finished Penric and the Bandit, and loved Penric's role as a divine in Roz's journey. I also found it interesting that compared to early days Penric seems less sorrowful about the damage he has to do to others. One question I had was the reminder of the number of Orban sorcerers, incl. Alixtra Dubro and Ota. Is there a supervisor of sorcerors in Dogrita? How does Pen relate to him/her?

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Richard Derus asked Lois McMaster Bujold:

First, what I hope you'll receive as a compliment: For more than 30 years, ETHAN OF ATHOS has been my go-to comfort read. I've worn out seven copies. I still read it when I need to escape my rage and fear about the world we live in. Second, a question about the story: Was your single-sex world, with its loving, nurturing men all the way through to wild horndawgs, inspired or informed in any way by the Kinsey scale?

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Starsreader asked Lois McMaster Bujold:

So, I usually download kindle and audible files on amazon, but with the Orphans of Raspay, I can only get the audiobook through the amazon US website. It doesn't let me do that trough my local (currently German) page, which tells me there is no audiobook (i.e. https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B07VFPQ711/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_o06?ie=UTF8&psc=1) Any idea why?

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