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

Re: I am, perhaps, one of the people the author refers to

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

It's hard to keep track, especially with things like eArcs and eEditions thrown into the mix.

For the purposes of at least having a rule of thumb, I assume that everyone has had their chance at the story after the paperback edition has been out for three months.

The hardcover edition of Dragon Ship was published in September 2012 -- just five months ago. The paperback is scheduled to be published in August 2013.