Lois McMaster Bujold
We saw one of your prospective scenarios in the backstory for The Curse of Chalion, with Fonsa the Fairly-Wise and the Golden General. But no one knows what extra things may have been going on underneath in these events visible to the god but no one else.
I would think just the known existence of such miracles would have a chilling effect on villainy in general, but alas. People. "No one is a villain in his own eyes" and all that.
Though one could mull on the fact that the gods want people to grow good/great souls, which is not actually the same thing as good/great lives. Death is not necessarily a tragedy in Their views.
Commenters may have some fun with this below...
Ta, L.
We saw one of your prospective scenarios in the backstory for The Curse of Chalion, with Fonsa the Fairly-Wise and the Golden General. But no one knows what extra things may have been going on underneath in these events visible to the god but no one else.
I would think just the known existence of such miracles would have a chilling effect on villainy in general, but alas. People. "No one is a villain in his own eyes" and all that.
Though one could mull on the fact that the gods want people to grow good/great souls, which is not actually the same thing as good/great lives. Death is not necessarily a tragedy in Their views.
Commenters may have some fun with this below...
Ta, L.
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John King
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
In one source, the Barrayar population is said to be 2-3 billion ie 250m/500m per Count but the behaviour of the Counts is closer to medieval with access via Count's Courts and the like. And at least one Count-capital is at the 250,000 level - or is that me overwhelming with fanfic (oops) Is this my reading or is their a hiccup? Thanks JK
Marie
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Have you ever thought about writing about Barrayar's rediscovery? I imagine an excited Betan Astronomical Survey thinking they'd discovered a new planet, then being utterly stumped. Or the locals, suddenly being visited from outer space! (I'm surprised I haven't found any fanfic dealing with that).
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