handy free SHARDS sample
I was lately reminded, Baen still has a large sample of Shards of Honor up on their website, for people who want to dip into the beginning of the Vorkosigan series at no risk.
http://www.baen.com/chapters/W200307/...
(Large as in rather more than half the book, although less than half the omnibus volume that also includes Barrayar.)
The Kindle store also includes a reasonably generous sample in their "Look Inside" feature. Which is a feature I really like, when I remember to access it -- it has several times either sold me on a title, or kept me from making a purchasing mistake.
Amazon's insistence that we number the series books, something I'd heretofore resisted, resulted in Shards of Honor being listed as Book 2 after Falling Free. But it is actually the book that those who wish to begin at the beginning should start with, something I also tried to indicate on the little e-book "cover".
While I think the above is enough for going on with -- why waste time with discussions about a book when one could be reading the actual book -- there's still this for those who really want to know more:
https://www.goodreads.com/story/show/...
Ta, L.
Ta, L.
http://www.baen.com/chapters/W200307/...
(Large as in rather more than half the book, although less than half the omnibus volume that also includes Barrayar.)
The Kindle store also includes a reasonably generous sample in their "Look Inside" feature. Which is a feature I really like, when I remember to access it -- it has several times either sold me on a title, or kept me from making a purchasing mistake.
Amazon's insistence that we number the series books, something I'd heretofore resisted, resulted in Shards of Honor being listed as Book 2 after Falling Free. But it is actually the book that those who wish to begin at the beginning should start with, something I also tried to indicate on the little e-book "cover".
While I think the above is enough for going on with -- why waste time with discussions about a book when one could be reading the actual book -- there's still this for those who really want to know more:
https://www.goodreads.com/story/show/...
Ta, L.
Ta, L.
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At the risk of sounding naive, Shards and your comments on it gave me a huge insight into writing. You said something along the lines of how the book appeared to be a romance, but it was really about struggling with honor.At last I understood what *theme* meant, and I've read (and wrote) differently ever since. Thanks for helping me grow.
My husband and I started listening to the series through Shards. I think it is a great place to start from.
I've read most of the Vorkosigan series over the years but just read Falling Free and holy crap. I want to know more about the Quaddies! :)
Robbi wrote: "I've read most of the Vorkosigan series over the years but just read Falling Free and holy crap. I want to know more about the Quaddies! :)"Before you ask, it is answered; try Diplomatic Immunity, if you haven't caught up with it yet; it revisits the Quaddies in Miles's time.
Ta, L.
Thanks. :) I've started over (with Falling Free for the first time, obviously) so it's going to be a while. : / I just recently started listening to books via Audible on my daily commute so I thought it would be a good chance to get all caught up and I'm only half way through Shards now.
I didn't get hooked on the series because of Shards of Honor. My reaction to the first half of SoH was more like, "boy meets girl in outer space" YAWN. The ending was much better though.It was Barrayar that hooked me on the series.
Wow, I still love reading those first lines. I was immediately hooked! Cordelia is such a great character. She has that honor that Aral first saw, but she is so very human. I think that's one of the things I love best about your characters. Their basic humanity, and how their decisions make sense based on that and their own moral compasses. You don't end up wondering why they do things; their motives are clear, and even when they doubt themselves, we know that they couldn't have done anything else.
Diana wrote: "Wow, I still love reading those first lines. I was immediately hooked! Cordelia is such a great character. She has that honor that Aral first saw, but she is so very human. I think that's one of..."Thank you!
Ta, L.
Ultimately, I have acquired the entire series, with the exception of Falling Free, which I somehow never even managed to read.
When I reread, I mostly do it according to the internal chronology.