Mary Bertke

Mary Bertke asked Lois McMaster Bujold:

Recently reread both Capt V'sA and GJatRQ. Started speculating that the trip Miles went on just after meeting Tej may have been the trip in Cryoburn. However, that would put Aral's death somewhere very soon before/after the sinking of Impsec. So I tried using Helen's age, as stated in Cryoburn and GJ...and I don't think those work, either. In Cryoburn, Miles says the twins are 5; in GJ, they're 11. Help?

Lois McMaster Bujold The twins' age may end up being something like the location of Watson's wound, I'm afraid. You can close much of any perceived gap by positing 5-almost-6 and just-turned-11.

Cryoburn takes place approximately 4 years afterCaptain Vorpatril's Alliance. The trip Miles take in CVA is Gregor's follow-up to the Sergyaran weapons theft.

There is also the open question of how long is a year, as each planet is different. Even more brain-bending is the question of what time means on opposite sides of a wormhole jump, but I prudently do not go there.

Ta, L.

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Marie

Marie asked Lois McMaster Bujold:

I get the distinct feeling that Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen is closing the circle, back on what is now Sergyar… and that make me sad. Such wonderful people the Vorkosigans, their friends and (most) of their relations. It’s lovely spending time with them. Thank you. Goodreads want a ? mark so here it is.

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It would be so much fun to see Miles deal with aliens and what kind of aliens Ms. Bujold would create. The Moties in The Mote in Gods Eye were great. How about it?

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Allison Strandberg asked Lois McMaster Bujold:

I just finished Andrew Roberts' excellent biography of Napoleon. I kept thinking, "This guy sure reminds me of Miles Vorkosigan." I was tickled by one detail: Miles' opinion that a shower is as good as three hours' sleep (from Cryoburn, I think?) is shared by Napoleon, although his quote is about a bath and four hours. I'm curious about the extent to which biographical details about Napoleon inspired Miles.

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