Catherine Nemeth
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Re; Q&A below, can a demon have too many lives/get too dense for the human host to control even with temple training? Des’s age is noted as unusual, implying that most demons either die when they can’t jump to a suitable new host or they ascend and get taken by a saint before they reach Des’s age. Des is canny enough to realize what would happen if she ascends, but perhaps many demons can’t resist all that fun chaos?
Lois McMaster Bujold
Yep. The answer to the problem is a saint, unhappily for the demon.
Joen's demon, from Paladin of Souls, might be an example of what happens when such a demon manages to avoid any saint for too long. See also, Tigney.
Ta, L.
Joen's demon, from Paladin of Souls, might be an example of what happens when such a demon manages to avoid any saint for too long. See also, Tigney.
Ta, L.
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Katya
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
I've read my way through almost the whole Vorkosigan series in the last couple of weeks, and enjoyed them thoroughly. Have you ever done any "dream casting" of actors/celebrities as your characters? (As someone who has a hard time drawing a mental picture from text, especially when it comes to faces—it's a weird neurological disconnect—I'd love to be able to "see" them as you visualized them.)
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