Curious writer is curious

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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

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Love-Fear-Ambition-Greed. These are the forces that drive our own lives and all universes. All of these are present in abundance in this series. I agree with those who have said that the overarching theme of the Liaden universe is the struggle of Korval to act honorably in and out of troubles. BTW, am I crazy or is there some subtle influence from the Tree that guides Korval to act with honor, except Kareen who is emotionally blind. So far, there have been no Korval villians. Look at Pat Rin, aimless until necessity required him to be what he could be. He went from worst on Liad to first on Surebeek when the mantle of Korval fell on him. Look how Miri changed after coming under the influence of the Tree(Val Con)("wizards at the height of their power"). What could Anthora do if not controlled by Honor? There is something about the sentient Tree, never revealed, but implied that influences for the good members of Korval. Love and Struggle done with Honor, that's what I like about the series. We are inspired to act as Korval acts.