Ctibor
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Hi there, I was wondering: do you have a "feel-good" book? A book you read when you feel down, a book which always make you smile? A book that gives you hope? Thanks for answering and I hope you have a good turnover of the year! And many many thanks for the books you gave us readers, they brighten the landscape :) Cheers, Edith
Lois McMaster Bujold
Oddly, I was thinking about this earlier today, when contemplating my bookshelves and their remaining space. (I currently have space on my shelves due to a recent drastic culling.) The answer to this question seems pretty much identical with a list of my keepers, which tend to run by author. In no particular order, Georgette Heyer, Jennifer Crusie, Megan Whalen Turner, Terry Pratchett, Ben Aaronovitch, the triple-headed Jayne Anne Krentz (she has two other names she writes under.)
It's a rare and happy event when a new writer is added to that stable. I've recently become a fan of science writer Nick Lane, although his are more "feel-smart" books than "feel-good" books.
Ta, L.
It's a rare and happy event when a new writer is added to that stable. I've recently become a fan of science writer Nick Lane, although his are more "feel-smart" books than "feel-good" books.
Ta, L.
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Andie
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Hello again! I have a question about Ivan. I seem to recall reading somewhere that your characters had quite decided personalities and so writing with them was an adventure, not always what you expected. Did you always know that Ivan was quite bright, even when he seemed to be Ivan-you-idiot? Or did he grow into that as he matured? I liked him very much by the later books, but not as much in the beginning. TY :)
Katherine Clark
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
This is not a question really. I enjoy your work very much. It's a joy to visit the worlds you have created. I'm not sorry to have visit though I've listened and registered to the audible versions....especially Chalcion with the world of the Five Gods and Sharing knife world as well. Is there more from either or both on the way?
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