Mary Bertke
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
This came up in my email even though it's two years old. Out of curiosity, what have been the real-world jumping off points for events?
Lois McMaster Bujold
Lots of them mixed 'n matched over the years. (I just typo'd "loots of them," which is also true.) You'd have to specify if you want a particular answer, which you may do in the comments. (Although this question falls perilously close to "Where do you get your ideas?")
Somewhere in Sidelines: Talks and Essays there is iirc a series of six short essays I did for Eos back when The Sharing Knife was coming out, discussing the inspirations for that, mm, anti-epic, which would have more length scope than what I can type in this tiny answer box while drinking my morning tea.
Ta, L.
Somewhere in Sidelines: Talks and Essays there is iirc a series of six short essays I did for Eos back when The Sharing Knife was coming out, discussing the inspirations for that, mm, anti-epic, which would have more length scope than what I can type in this tiny answer box while drinking my morning tea.
Ta, L.
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Robert
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Do you think, if serious about it and not needing to remove the prince and Using the plasma mirror information, Aral or even Miles could have taken Escobar? Using a sucide pilot to block Beta from sending the mirrors? Boarding the ships instead of shooting at them?
Alex
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Hello! I loved the Sharing Knife and Chalion series, but Sharing Knife really resonated with me. It's such a unique world and I've never read one like it. While I'm sure you get these questions all the time, will you explore the Sharing Knife universe further? Perhaps maybe a 50 years into the future or something. I'd love to see how Dag and Fawn, and their children, change their world. Thanks!
Andie
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Hello! A question about contraceptive implants on Barrayar - could women make these medical decisions for themselves, or was a husband or father's permission required? (To either get, or remove, the implant?) This might influence decisions for certain of my favourite couples who are betrothed but not yet married. There are references such as "observing the traditions, at least, as far as Mama and Da know ..." TY!
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