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

theme

[nocal-kathyf.livejournal.com]

I read Lee and Miller because I enjoy the stories, and the dialogue, and the world building and the romance and relationships. I also think that the over arcing theme, if there is one, is that while the world (or worlds) may keep trying to divide us by what is different, the main characters strive to find what is real and of value: Family, friends, caring relationships. The main characters have a strong survival instinct (supported by the luck) and are not afraid of challenges and change. The Department is afraid of change, of not being the only people worth living, and so they strike out. Ditto the Terran group. That is my off the cuff response.