Jerri
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
What is the difference between a petty saint and a regular saint in the 5 gods universe? I am thinking especially of the petty saint of the Father, a Sargent in Assassins of Thallion and the "full" saint of the Bastard, Dubro.
Lois McMaster Bujold
Not really a difference in kind, but a difference in size. Rather like seeing sunlight through a pinhole in tent versus a large window, or, in the best case, a large doorway. Iroki (not Dubro, he was the sorcerer) got, or more accurately was, a large window. Cazaril was a doorway, eventually, though he had to grow into it.
Most petty saints get a pinhole or maybe a thumb hole at most. The aperture depends on the character of the person, not of the gods who are everywhere and always the same, and too vast for any one person's perceptions, no matter how wide, to take in entire.
Ta, L.
Not really a difference in kind, but a difference in size. Rather like seeing sunlight through a pinhole in tent versus a large window, or, in the best case, a large doorway. Iroki (not Dubro, he was the sorcerer) got, or more accurately was, a large window. Cazaril was a doorway, eventually, though he had to grow into it.
Most petty saints get a pinhole or maybe a thumb hole at most. The aperture depends on the character of the person, not of the gods who are everywhere and always the same, and too vast for any one person's perceptions, no matter how wide, to take in entire.
Ta, L.
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Mai-Anh
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
This is tiny, but: In your head, do you pronounce Tej as "Tedge" or "Tey"? South Asian languages vary a lot, so Tejaswini _could_ be either "Tedge-a-swee-nee" or "Tey-as-vee-nee." It's silly, but it kept tugging at the edge of my brain as I read _Alliance_. Ended up switching between the two randomly, whichever "sounded" appropriate at the time. I know your answer may not change this for me, but I wondered. Thank you!
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Another theme I notice in your books is age differences between lovers or in relationships. Sharing knife featured a young woman, Dawn, and Dag, the old Patroller. In the Vorkosigan series, you have some major age differences between Gentleman Jolie and Ceclia. Have you personally experienced such wide differences in age in your own relationships, or those of your friends or family?
Josh Angel
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Can we expect a Subterranean Press edition of Demon Daughter?
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