Kate Davenport

Kate Davenport asked Lois McMaster Bujold:

Just gobbled up the Physicians of Vilnoc. Thank you. But I wondered, when divesting himself of chaos, couldn't Penric rot a condemned building from the top down or kill and rot a tree? (a wistful thought for me since I have several volunteer maples I will need to hire an arborist to remove) It would seem less efficient, but also less fraught.

Lois McMaster Bujold
Hard to say. Doing in vegetation may be too slow a process to dump hot chaos in a hurry; or it may be a skill Pen acquires later on, should a future plot require it.

Revisiting Joen's leashed sorcerers in Paladin of Souls might give an idea of the wilder possibilities.

I have a fleeting memory of Sophie in Howl's Moving Castle doing in the weeds while in a bad mood one day, but I can't remember if she used magic. It may be time for a reread...

L.

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Alex

Alex asked Lois McMaster Bujold:

Hello! I loved the Sharing Knife and Chalion series, but Sharing Knife really resonated with me. It's such a unique world and I've never read one like it. While I'm sure you get these questions all the time, will you explore the Sharing Knife universe further? Perhaps maybe a 50 years into the future or something. I'd love to see how Dag and Fawn, and their children, change their world. Thanks!

Jesse

Jesse asked Lois McMaster Bujold:

Have you ever been writing a scene and felt that it would be greatly enhanced if the reader was listening to a certain song at the time? If so, any particular scenes and songs as an example? Big fan of your SF work, it's been a great inspiration to me!

David Abramowitz

David Abramowitz asked Lois McMaster Bujold:

Thank you for your life's work. I have been especially taken by the world of the five gods. I just reread Masquerade in Lodi and remain slightly puzzled on P/D's move to Adria. The reasons for his leaving are clear enough -- loss of his two mothers; new archdivine with sorcerer; mismatch with the role of sorcerer-physician etc. But why Adria? D's interest in going there? Met the archdivine of Adria somewhere?

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