Ctibor
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
I have re-read 'Memory' so often that the book is falling apart at the seams (the other books too btw). However, there is one crucial sentence in, which I still don't completely understand, and I wondered if you could clarify. I understand Miles at this turning point, but the significance of Vorkosigan Vashnoi still eludes me. "I am the man who owns Vorkosigan Vashnoi." Help and Sorry?
Lois McMaster Bujold
Vorkosigan Vashnoi was the old Vorkosigan's District capital that was nuked toward the end of the Cetagandan Occupation aka 9th Satrapy. It is part (center, actually) of all the radioactive land Miles's grandfather left him.
For Miles, then, it is a symbol of dying before surrender, the ultimate Barrayaran stubbornness; he is, as it were, declaring his ownership of his Barrayaran self, Lord Vorkosigan, not Admiral Naismith, along with the dream, memory, and remains of the lost city. No matter how unrewarding that identity may sometimes seem to him...
Ta, L.
For Miles, then, it is a symbol of dying before surrender, the ultimate Barrayaran stubbornness; he is, as it were, declaring his ownership of his Barrayaran self, Lord Vorkosigan, not Admiral Naismith, along with the dream, memory, and remains of the lost city. No matter how unrewarding that identity may sometimes seem to him...
Ta, L.
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Hello, Lois! First of all I want to thank you very much for the Vorkosigan Saga. I read it first more than 20 years ago, in Russian. I just swallowed it overnight and hunted down all published books written by you. Right now I am reading Miles's story for the fourth time and can't sleep if not finish it overnight ))) My question: do you ever feel scared or stumbled when starting a new story? How do you manage?
Ellen
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
I visit the Am. Society of Nondestructive Testing offices last week and saw the plaque dedicating their conference room to your father. 'McMaster' is an uncommon enough name that it caught my eye, and closer investigation revealed the quote from you. I had to explain my 'fangirl' squeal to my colleagues and the staff there. He sounds like an amazing person. Would you like pictures of the three plaques?
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