[LMB] titles redux, 2x3

[alayne at twobikes.ottawa.on.ca]

On Thu, 6 Jul 2006, Lois McMaster Bujold wrote:

> So...
> 
>    I have lately licensed two new omnibus compendiums to Baen Books, to wit,
> one volume comprising _Komarr_, _A Civil Campaign_, and "Winterfair Gifts",
> the second comprising _Falling Free_, "Labyrinth", and _Diplomatic Immunity_.
> 
>    The first one seems inevitably titled _Miles in Love_; the second I have
> dubbed, for the moment, _Miles and Metallurgy_, which my agent is a bit
> allergic to.  If anyone has any better ideas, now would be a good time to trot
> 'em out.  It would seem to need to have Miles in the title somewhere, as all
> the other omnibuses have done so.  And, of course, be short and snappy enough
> to fit on a spine.

For the second one, _Miles and the Moment_? "Moment" in this case having 
numerous meanings, including his moments with Taura, and "moment of 
inertia", and the moment of surprise that he uses to defeat the ba in DI.

(Of course, Miles isn't even born during FF.)

-- 
Alayne McGregor
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