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

[catlinye-maker.livejournal.com]

Upon reflection, I'd say the overarching story for the Liaden universe is how groups of humans adapt to their circumstances and evolve very different ways to flourish in the universe, and how they react to each other and come back together when they meet again.

But when I want to describe the series to someone I'm trying to interest in it, I say "broad ranging space opera with great romance and adventure and a tinge of Georgette Heyer."