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  <title><![CDATA[Borders of Infinity (Vorkosigan Saga, #8)]]></title>
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  <default-description>This collection of short stories includes tales that take place   before &lt;I&gt;The Vor  Game&lt;/I&gt; and others extending past &lt;I&gt;Brothers in Arms&lt;/I&gt;. The  variation in tone across the tales is handled exceptionally well, as we  see Miles mourn and get a better look at his relationship with Illyan.  The stories include Miles's first outing as a detective, in which he's  faced with a case of infanticide in the mutant-phobic hill country; his  largest rescue mission ever; and the most distressed damsel for whom he  ever played the knight.</default-description>
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      <name><![CDATA[Lois McMaster Bujold]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[My favorite Miles Vorkosigan tale is the one where he rescues prisoners of war.  It's in this volume, but I can't remember the name of it.<br/><br/>Labyrinth is a story where Miles has to retrieve some genetic material; he is astounded to learn that the material is part of a super soldier created ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48285422">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Nov 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Nov 13 07:23:01 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a collection of three novellas, which take place between Warrior's Apprentice and The Vor Game, with a little bridge between them of Illyan debriefing Miles on the three events. All three are great examples of Miles in action - One as Miles the other two as Admiral Naismith of the Dendarii m...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37609750">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="74382073">
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  <read_at>Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Read all three of these novellas as part of the omnibus editions.<br/><em>Mountains of Mourning</em> - Miles is sent to the backcountry of his home district on Barrayar to investigate an infanticide and dispense justice, if he can.<br/><em>Labrynth</em> - Miles and the Dendarii are sent to collect a geneticist who ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74382073">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Aug 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jul 24 09:10:04 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Aug 26 00:49:02 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Ce livre regroupe trois longues nouvelles fort différentes mettant en scène Miles dans toutes les facettes de sa vie.<br/><br/>Dans la première, &quot;les montagnes de l'oubli&quot;, Miles va être envoyé en tant que voix du comte pour résoudre une petite affaire d'infanticide de mutant au fi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64786434">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="67696323">
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  <read_at>Sun Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Three Miles stories from three different times of his life and career. They are all absolutely fantastic and each are defining moments for Miles. &quot;Mountains of Mourning&quot; shows the reader the rural, brutal Barrayar that is only hinted of in the rest of the series; &quot;Labyrinth&quot; give...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67696323">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="55205224">
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  <date_added>Wed May 06 18:26:42 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Borders of Infinity is a unique addition to the Vorkosigan Saga, since except in the loosest term it is not really a novel.  It is three long stories joined by a nominal frame, touching on various portions of Miles's life.  The story begins with Miles flat on his back after surgery, reflecting o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55205224">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="24959073">
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  <read_at>Fri Jul 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jun 19 23:19:11 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jul 18 23:17:18 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I can't even begin to describe in this short entry how much I enjoyed Borders of Infinity by Lois McMaster Bujold. This limited edition novel is actually made up of three novellas previously published in science fiction magazines. Then a few extra pages were written to wrap the stories together as a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24959073">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="51527413">
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  <read_at>Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[There is only one Miles Vorkosigan (as opposed to Cordelia Naismith) story that's a must-read in my opinion, and that's &quot;Mountains of Mourning&quot; and that's why I give this book 4 stars.  The rest are fun read but don't have the hard edge of the Cordelia novels, with only incremental world-b...]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat May 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Read the first two stories separately, then went back, read the filler bits, and read the actual Borders of Infinity story, which might be my favorite of the three. Of <em>course</em> Miles can be a prophet if he wants to be. ]]></body>
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    <review id="1140201">
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  <read_at>Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is actually 3 novellas put together in a single book.  The stories happen chronologically throughout the series.<br/><br/>The Borders of Infinity (Pretty cool, I like the psychological manipulation of crowds. Easy to read style, it just flows and never seems awkward.) - The Mountains of Morni...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1140201">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="43523248">
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 31 11:42:53 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[3.5 stars to the collection, four to the novella of the same name. The framing story is hardly worth noting, but for a few brief insights into Illyan's relationship with Miles; there certainly isn't anything here to tie the three novellas together. I expected more, I guess!]]></body>
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    <review id="51509121">
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the book that I lend to people when I want to introduce them to Bujold's works.  Yes, it's short stories.  But it's <em>really good</em> short stories.]]></body>
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    <review id="40013106">
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is so heart wrenching, the depths of her imagination astoud me.]]></body>
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    <review id="45366668">
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    <body><![CDATA[Borders of Infinity by Lois McMaster Bujold (2000)]]></body>
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    <review id="52010624">
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    <body><![CDATA[another novella]]></body>
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    <review id="5243436">
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is really three short stories tied together with a flashback framing device, and they all take place at different times in the Barrayar chronology which makes it difficult to keep track of where you are, but all that really doesn't matter because this book is awesome. <br/>I especially loved t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5243436">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="4293779">
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    <body><![CDATA[Don't read it unless you have already read some of the earlier stuff...you will have no idea what is going on. However, I truly appreciate how the author had 3 great ideas...none long enough for a full novel and didn't force it. Just three lightly related but compelling side stories in the life of M...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25021277">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book contains three short stories. They are three of the major defining moments in Miles' life. One of them, &quot;Labyrinth,&quot; is one of my very favorites. It also shows why I burst into laughter upon learning that one of our booksellers at BN2907 was named &quot;Taura.&quot; No offense to...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4541708">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the best book in the series by Lois McMaster Bujold, and the one I'd recommend first to somebody who hasn't read her work yet. It's highly original space opera! The hero's a dwarf too...]]></body>
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