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I, for one, would not wish to read Vor Universe stories by anyone other than Lois. The worldbuilding is only a very small part of things: it's her writing that I love, not the details of Barrayaran society. (Though I would dearly love to live on a planet with a 28 hour day.)
The fanfic world some years ago caused problems for one or two published authors (out of many) by one or two fanfic authors (out of many) saying their idea had been improperly 'borrowed'. Most authors express pleasure that there are fanfics but are careful not to express approval.
The Bujold source-worlds are amongst the busiest and most popular in fanfic that are NOT also derived or linked to film, TV or Anime versions eg LoTR; Sherlock; DrWho and similar. A small amount of fanfic is a long way off-canon.
I am with Martha, it is Lois' writing as much as the stories. And, as John mentions, there is a huge body of fan fic in her universes. Some of it is quite good, but it is not Lois.
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Nov 29, 2020 12:31PM
I, for one, would not wish to read Vor Universe stories by anyone other than Lois. The worldbuilding is only a very small part of things: it's her writing that I love, not the details of Barrayaran society. (Though I would dearly love to live on a planet with a 28 hour day.)
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The fanfic world some years ago caused problems for one or two published authors (out of many) by one or two fanfic authors (out of many) saying their idea had been improperly 'borrowed'. Most authors express pleasure that there are fanfics but are careful not to express approval. The Bujold source-worlds are amongst the busiest and most popular in fanfic that are NOT also derived or linked to film, TV or Anime versions eg LoTR; Sherlock; DrWho and similar. A small amount of fanfic is a long way off-canon.
I am with Martha, it is Lois' writing as much as the stories. And, as John mentions, there is a huge body of fan fic in her universes. Some of it is quite good, but it is not Lois.
