Tyler
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
I Whole-heartily Love All Your Books. I've read (or listened) to all of them at least twice. Re-listening to the Sharing Knife series for the 4th time currently. Recently I re-read The Spirit Ring novel. Like all your works, it was wonderfully done. There were so many possibilities and hints for more. Please forgive me if you've already answered this, but why was there no Follow-up to The Spirit Ring?
Lois McMaster Bujold
Glad you enjoyed The Spirit Ring. Well, truly, the answer is, because I wrote something else instead -- the whole run of Miles books through the 90s, from Mirror Dance through A Civil Campaign. Which worked out pretty well for me...
Had tSR been a surprise bestseller, rather than a surprise non-bestseller, I might have had more push to get back to its world, but instead I took what I had learned about how I wanted to write fantasy and went on to The Curse of Chalion, which is still spinning out aspects to explore, gosh, 20 years later.
But I'm happy The Spirit Ring is still finding new readers almost 30 years later.
Ta, L. Still not cloned yet.
Had tSR been a surprise bestseller, rather than a surprise non-bestseller, I might have had more push to get back to its world, but instead I took what I had learned about how I wanted to write fantasy and went on to The Curse of Chalion, which is still spinning out aspects to explore, gosh, 20 years later.
But I'm happy The Spirit Ring is still finding new readers almost 30 years later.
Ta, L. Still not cloned yet.
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Softness
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Your 5 Gods books contain one of my favorite story universes. I've been tempted to read your other books. I love your character development! I haven't read them yet because I'm nervous about becoming obsessed over another series and the feeling of knowing my mind will never find peace until I devour every single book. Which should I start with next? And may the Bastard forgive me if I find another obsession. ^^ -Kalli
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
I’ve been thinking that the Sharing Knife books are your strongest and have the most profound emotional punch. My theory is that the settings come directly from your home culture and resonate especially well with readers from the same historical atmosphere. There’s endless presumed knowledge you can draw on and—no small thing—a rich vernacular to exploit. I wonder if it feels that way from the author’s perspective?
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