Lois McMaster Bujold
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Ta, L.
Please do not use the Author Q&A feature to try to ask private questions. They cannot be answered privately.
Use the Goodreads private messaging system instead -- that's what it's for. To be found under the little envelope icon, I believe. I have recently reset (I hope) my GR email to public instead of limited to GR-accepted friends, so any GR member should be able to use it. In theory. Unless I'm misunderstanding the system, which happens.
(If the questioner has not also set their GR email to public, or possibly been friended by/friended me, not sure, I can't message them in reply either.)
Anyone who actually has used the system is invited to chime in down in the comments to explain how in more detail. The method is non-obvious, unfortunately.
Ta, L.
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Catherine Nemeth
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Wot5G deals with the difference between a Great Soul and what is deemed a Great Person (power, wealth, military victories, etc.) Sometimes a god does favor a soldier. How do the other gods feel about & react to a god’s favorite going around harvesting before their time the souls they are trying to cultivate? Do they understand wars as other than an odd increase in souls? Can the gods even communicate with each other?
David Abramowitz
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
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?
JHM
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Hi Lois - I am currently a member of a jury for a homicide case. The last three weeks have been very tough intellectually and emotionally. Two days ago I re--read "A Civil Campaign." It was exactly what I needed to lighten my spirit. Yesterday I re-read "Shards of Honor" - one of my all-time favorite books - and that helped too. I love your books, but they are especially dear to me now. Thank you. ?
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