J C
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
One of my favorite things about Barrayar (the book) is how Aral maintains personal moral integrity in a situation where there is no "good", just "really bad" and "slightly less bad". I am interested in Aral's time as Regent during the Komarr Revolt, and how he maintains his own moral center through a nihilist conflict; also, since I'm wishing, one day I hope you can finish the sequel to Falling Free?
Lois McMaster Bujold
Yes; part of the exploration of the series is how to carry on somehow when your world and your history hands you nothing but bad choices. Triage all the way down. (And I expect Aral is not nearly as admiring of his moral center as some outside observers, as he knows just how much of a bloody mess it really is in this triage tent.)
Falling Free is a spaceship that has sailed, I'm afraid. Diplomatic Immunity allowed me to get in some closure for the tale, though, a century or two late.
Ta, L.
Yes; part of the exploration of the series is how to carry on somehow when your world and your history hands you nothing but bad choices. Triage all the way down. (And I expect Aral is not nearly as admiring of his moral center as some outside observers, as he knows just how much of a bloody mess it really is in this triage tent.)
Falling Free is a spaceship that has sailed, I'm afraid. Diplomatic Immunity allowed me to get in some closure for the tale, though, a century or two late.
Ta, L.
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Bill O'Connor
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
I've been seeing comments by other authors about fake, AI-written books being published on Amazon with their name attached. Is this something that you've seen or experienced? Have you given thought to trademarking your name to give you additional ammo against the e-book sites if someone does start trying to publish fake books under your name?
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
I just did my annual rerad of Komarr/ACC and wanted to thank you for writing. I've gotten a bunch of friends into your work and there's almost always a Vorkosigan or Pen/Des readthrough happening in my Discord server's liveblog channel. You've enriched all our lives immeasurably; thank you again. Here is a question mark to satisfy Goodreads?
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