Laure Reminick
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
I wish there was a way to search your answers, because you may have responded to this: but Ker Dubauer in Diplomatic Immunity has the same last name as that unfortunate young man in Shards of Honor (who allowed Cordelia and Aral to have their first experience assisting a profoundly challenged person). I bet you had a reason. Also: Where was the ba intending to take those 1000 infants, and how care for them?
Lois McMaster Bujold
Due to founder-effect, Dubauer is a common name on Beta Colony (like Smith); the ba picked it because it seemed bland and unmemorable.
I do not know the ba's final planned destination, but it must have had the equivalent of an orphanage lined up waiting there. The prospective employees were doubtless peeved when their employer did not show up, stiffing them.
Ta, L.
I do not know the ba's final planned destination, but it must have had the equivalent of an orphanage lined up waiting there. The prospective employees were doubtless peeved when their employer did not show up, stiffing them.
Ta, L.
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Laura
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
When you are busy writing do you notice a decline in your interest in reading? Or maybe in reading works similar to what you are writing? Perhaps this pertains more to fiction than non-fiction, but I've experienced seasons when a world is actively gestating inside my head and similar stories lose their appeal. Curious to know if others experience something similar. Thank you!
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