Paula
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
I asked you a while ago if Illyan was modeled after Illya Kuryakin. Your answer was that Illya was definitely an inspiration for the character. Since I would say this makes you a fan of Man from U.N.C.L.E., I was wondering if you saw the movie and, if so, what you thought of it? BTW, I love Illyan. Wonder why?
Lois McMaster Bujold
Which movie? I saw a made-for-TV remake with the original cast some years back, which wasn't all bad. If there is a new remake, I haven't seen it yet.
Also, not 14 now, which makes a difference. Dear God, has it been fifty years...?
A huge number of people of my generation were fans of that show; not least, I suppose, because there were far fewer choices of things to watch back then, which tended to concentrate and enlarge the audiences.
Ta, L.
Also, not 14 now, which makes a difference. Dear God, has it been fifty years...?
A huge number of people of my generation were fans of that show; not least, I suppose, because there were far fewer choices of things to watch back then, which tended to concentrate and enlarge the audiences.
Ta, L.
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Bob
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
You've mentioned dealing with insomnia, do you ever write during that time? If so, have any memorable scenes or ideas come together as a result of your sleeplessness? Or is the causality the other way around? Can you not sleep sometimes because your mind is too busy trying to solve things to sleep? I'm betting on the latter because Miles.
Scratch
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Please be kind. In Captain Vorpatril's Alliance, early on we are shown a typical day for Ivan. We are told that he goes through the mail and he identifies the various snakes mailed to his office. Some are dangerous, some are dead, some are really worms that were mistaken for snakes, etc. Until this point I don't recall hearing about Ivan studying herpetology. Was this a metaphor? The mail has threats to assess?
Jonathan Palfrey
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
I'm rereading the Penric stories yet again, enjoyment undiminished, and it seems to me that Nikys has become a bit of an author's problem. Would you agree? Up to "The prisoner of Limnos" she was a full part of the story, but then her status changed, and the problem is what to do with her now. Although there's still plenty of room for more stories about Penric before he met her.
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