Curious writer is curious

[rolanni]

One of the interesting things about writing in a large-ish universe for, oh, a quarter-century, is that you're pretty often meeting people who have read your work (or, even more interestingly, haven't read your work), and who have formed opinions about the plot-line, the characters, the theme, the authors' childhoods, and adult proclivities. .
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That being so, and because  people will say things either to me or within my hearing, I find myself with a question, which I will now throw out to you, the readers of the Liaden Universe®:

What is, in your opinion, the Big Story (also known as the Real Story) of the Liaden Universe® novels?

There are no right answers, or wrong answers.  Curious author is, as advertised above, curious.

Comments

[kalilama.livejournal.com]

My first thought was "Downton Abbey with space suits", which totally surprised me, but as I think about it, I love the Liaden books for some of the same reasons I love Downton Abbey: big multi-generational family saga with humor, drama, great characters, and lots of interesting subplots. Plus outer space and cool tech! And turtles! And strong women! Stop me.

[baisleac.livejournal.com]

Haven't seen Downton Abbey... but the rest of this sounds like the perfect description.

...and the strong women aren't strong in comparison to weak men, they're just strong.

[kalilama.livejournal.com]

Yes, women just strong on their own.