Cameron David
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Do we have any idea about the early history / founding of Centaganda? How it ended up so (seemingly) divergent from Galactic culture? Unrelated note, but I've always really loved the place names in your books, especially the Vorkosigan saga.
Lois McMaster Bujold
Nope.
It was likely highly planned to some scientific aesthetic, and, like Athos, veered away from the founders' original visions over time. Real-world example over a similar number of centuries: the Bay Colony vs. 21st C. Boston. I doubt many of the pilgrims could have pictured it, even with 1600s European cities as a model.
Glad you like the names! They are always a challenge for me.
Ta, L.
Nope.
It was likely highly planned to some scientific aesthetic, and, like Athos, veered away from the founders' original visions over time. Real-world example over a similar number of centuries: the Bay Colony vs. 21st C. Boston. I doubt many of the pilgrims could have pictured it, even with 1600s European cities as a model.
Glad you like the names! They are always a challenge for me.
Ta, L.
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Stephanie Hill
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Hi, Lois! I just wanted to reach out to thank you so much for your amazing books. I read Curse of Chalion and Paladin of Souls back in high school, and I liked them, but I'm rereading them now as an adult and fully appreciating them in ways that are new. Thank you for writing books that stand the test of time. Curse of Chalion is magnificent and a breath of fresh air! Hope you don't mind me thanking in your questions?
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