Talli Ruksas
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
I've stopped hoping for another "Miles" book because I'm afraid you'd kill him. But in the meantime, I've fallen in love with Pen and Des - dare I hope for more? Also - can you cast Pen for my mind's eye? I can't find an actor who is blonde, pretty and looks younger than his years. Orlando Bloom as Legolas was VERY pretty, but don't think he could look young enough now. I guess they could go blonde wig again, but ...
Lois McMaster Bujold
Alas, I don't follow actors enough to have a suggestion for Pen. I went off to look at an internet picture array when Ron Miller, the artist, and I were kicking around cover ideas, but he went with landscape (or seascape) instead, to my relief. None of the shots I saw then were totally satisfactory. So for the casting game y'all are on your own. I note hair color is changeable; facial structure would be the key.
Nothing new is in progress at the moment -- it's been a sluggish winter. All sitting around watching Great Courses and anime, and not going outdoors. New Pen is not impossible, especially given his flexible story-length options, but the next idea spark has not yet reported for duty.
Ta, L.
Alas, I don't follow actors enough to have a suggestion for Pen. I went off to look at an internet picture array when Ron Miller, the artist, and I were kicking around cover ideas, but he went with landscape (or seascape) instead, to my relief. None of the shots I saw then were totally satisfactory. So for the casting game y'all are on your own. I note hair color is changeable; facial structure would be the key.
Nothing new is in progress at the moment -- it's been a sluggish winter. All sitting around watching Great Courses and anime, and not going outdoors. New Pen is not impossible, especially given his flexible story-length options, but the next idea spark has not yet reported for duty.
Ta, L.
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My Dad and I started reading your books in the late 1980s. His favorite character was Ivan Vorpatril. My Dad would have love Captain Vorpatril's Alliance. Have you considered writing a book where Ivan is the ambassador to Jackson Hole? Thank you for all your books over the years. I actually read Cryoburn to my Dad at his hospital bedside. I still cry when I read the dribbles at the end. Good memories.
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