Alealea
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Listening for the first time the audio version of the Penric novellas, I found a great similarity between Desdemona, and how Penric views her as unique being and repository of knowledge through centuries (and what a waste it would be to lose it) AND the Trill like Dax from Star Trek Universe. Is it a coincidence or not ?
Lois McMaster Bujold
Coincidence; I barely watched that era of Star Trek. But notions of various sorts of spiritual or alien body possession or sharing have been kicking around fantasy and SF since before they were even genres. For earlyish examples on the SF side, Heinlein's The Puppet Masters for a negative, Hal Clement's Needle for a positive spin, both of which I read back in the 60s. For fantasy, too numerous to list. Who knows how many variations in anime by now.
Not a new or unique idea. Whatever freshness any given writer may bring to it is all in the details. On the other hand, no one complains that they've already read one story about a human being, they don't need to read any more...
Ta, L.
Coincidence; I barely watched that era of Star Trek. But notions of various sorts of spiritual or alien body possession or sharing have been kicking around fantasy and SF since before they were even genres. For earlyish examples on the SF side, Heinlein's The Puppet Masters for a negative, Hal Clement's Needle for a positive spin, both of which I read back in the 60s. For fantasy, too numerous to list. Who knows how many variations in anime by now.
Not a new or unique idea. Whatever freshness any given writer may bring to it is all in the details. On the other hand, no one complains that they've already read one story about a human being, they don't need to read any more...
Ta, L.
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Norine Luker
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Having just read about your early career as editor of StarDate, I wondered if you watched William Shatner's trip to space this week? I think it would be very hard to deny the impact of Star Trek, and all the creative minds that worked on it, on our steps into space. In all the brilliant sci fi you have written, are there any concepts you wrote about that you would like to try in your 90th year?
Sarah
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
I have been reading and really enjoying the Penric novellas. What, if any, of earth's cultures and religious faiths did you use for ideas to flesh out the 5 God beliefs and rituals? I'm thinking especially of using special animals at a funeral to signal that the person's spirit had been taken up by his or her God, and which God.
Dex
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Is there be more books from Vorkosiverse after Miles become a baron?
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