J C
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
One of my favorite things about Barrayar (the book) is how Aral maintains personal moral integrity in a situation where there is no "good", just "really bad" and "slightly less bad". I am interested in Aral's time as Regent during the Komarr Revolt, and how he maintains his own moral center through a nihilist conflict; also, since I'm wishing, one day I hope you can finish the sequel to Falling Free?
Lois McMaster Bujold
Yes; part of the exploration of the series is how to carry on somehow when your world and your history hands you nothing but bad choices. Triage all the way down. (And I expect Aral is not nearly as admiring of his moral center as some outside observers, as he knows just how much of a bloody mess it really is in this triage tent.)
Falling Free is a spaceship that has sailed, I'm afraid. Diplomatic Immunity allowed me to get in some closure for the tale, though, a century or two late.
Ta, L.
Yes; part of the exploration of the series is how to carry on somehow when your world and your history hands you nothing but bad choices. Triage all the way down. (And I expect Aral is not nearly as admiring of his moral center as some outside observers, as he knows just how much of a bloody mess it really is in this triage tent.)
Falling Free is a spaceship that has sailed, I'm afraid. Diplomatic Immunity allowed me to get in some closure for the tale, though, a century or two late.
Ta, L.
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Svetoslav
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
I just bought the three Penric novellas and I cannot wait to return to that strange upside-down medieval Europe! Do we have maps for the locations or at least some background info about the places/events from history that inspired the world-building for the novellas?
Alex
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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!
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