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

[gjuerne.livejournal.com]

i was perplexed by the question until i saw Rolanni's response re the reader who wanted the DOI story arc advanced.

One of the delights of the Liaden Universe to me is its rich texture and new characters and storylines that pop up (i LOVED the new story up at Baen). If i expect anything, it is to have subtle reminders that remind me of the larger universe the story inhabits, such as one of the objects Niku picked up; "One piece he picked up, his fingers curling covetously around it; another he could scarcely bring himself to touch." That immediately created a resonance with other stories in which the old technology was more prominent and made me wonder if Uncle had contacts on this world—this is the type of thing that i enjoy in Liaden stories. They can be read just as they are, or layers of nuance can be savored.