Melinda
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
What if Ethan of Athos starred a young Cordelia instead of Elli Quinn? When Ethan asks Elli if she'll donate an ovary to Athos, Elli mostly seems amused, not overly swayed by the thought of having hundreds of sons with her DNA. But Cordelia has an insatiable drive to expand her own biological empire. I bet Cordelia would have screamed "YES" to Ethan's question and gone and had it chopped out on the spot!
Lois McMaster Bujold
Interesting scenario!
Both coming to the same result, though perhaps Cordelia's enthusiasm would have been tempered by maternal concerns that would not occur to Elli. Elli did seem quite willing to just be a cuckoo, and fly away afterward.
Ta, L.
Both coming to the same result, though perhaps Cordelia's enthusiasm would have been tempered by maternal concerns that would not occur to Elli. Elli did seem quite willing to just be a cuckoo, and fly away afterward.
Ta, L.
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Sybal Janssen
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Finished "The Hallowed Haunt" today and am starting to reread it. Your Five Deity theology fascinates me. I was particularly taken with the idea the thumb, which represents The Bastard God touches all five fingers. Did you develop this theology completely from your own creative imagination, or was it a partial not to the five elements of the Ancient Chinese world view? Much else of your theology delighted me.
M. Northstar
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
"The World of the Five Gods" seems a bit of a mouthful, hasn't anyone suggested Pentheon (penta+theon, and also a play on pantheon) instead? Sorry if this has been suggested, but if Goodreads has a way of searching "ask the author" posts, I haven't managed to find it.
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