Shane
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
My Dad and I started reading your books in the late 1980s. His favorite character was Ivan Vorpatril. My Dad would have love Captain Vorpatril's Alliance. Have you considered writing a book where Ivan is the ambassador to Jackson Hole? Thank you for all your books over the years. I actually read Cryoburn to my Dad at his hospital bedside. I still cry when I read the dribbles at the end. Good memories.
Lois McMaster Bujold
I'm glad my books have served you and your Dad!
I do see Ivan's future career as an ambassador, following his 20-year hitch. I would expect several postings over the years, as he trains up, of increasing importance. Jackson's Whole, maybe not; there is no government to have an embassy to. Jackson's Whole needs an active and alert ImpSec department, which it has got, lately augmented by Byerly.
I'd imagine JW has an array of small Barrayaran consulates, one at each major jump-point station, that serve both commercial needs and intelligence ones. Since Barrayar is generally more interested in monitoring traffic through the Whole's local space than downside. ImpSec work downside is ad hoc, as need arises.
Ta, L.
I'm glad my books have served you and your Dad!
I do see Ivan's future career as an ambassador, following his 20-year hitch. I would expect several postings over the years, as he trains up, of increasing importance. Jackson's Whole, maybe not; there is no government to have an embassy to. Jackson's Whole needs an active and alert ImpSec department, which it has got, lately augmented by Byerly.
I'd imagine JW has an array of small Barrayaran consulates, one at each major jump-point station, that serve both commercial needs and intelligence ones. Since Barrayar is generally more interested in monitoring traffic through the Whole's local space than downside. ImpSec work downside is ad hoc, as need arises.
Ta, L.
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