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This next novel is probably one of the most cogent and subtle of the stories, or at least it was probably one of the more profound. Loss took on a brand new spin this time. Loss of identity, purpose, and even his alternate life. Simon's tale was as interesting and heartwarming as it was also full of loss. How both of them got back on their feet was the main impetus of the story, although it was hardly a straight line. In Miles's case, it was part happy accident, a realization that he needed to m
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Best. Miles. Yet.
I screwed up my sleep patterns for this book, and it was worth it. Just saying.
I thought the last entry did some great character changes, with Miles injury and Mark's metamorphis. But here, Miles is in full-on identity crisis, and we also get to see Gregor making some life changes as well. I loved that, because Gregor is such a big part of their lives, but is not seen as much. So it was great to see him in such a happy place. Of course, their actions in moving on with their live ...more
I screwed up my sleep patterns for this book, and it was worth it. Just saying.
I thought the last entry did some great character changes, with Miles injury and Mark's metamorphis. But here, Miles is in full-on identity crisis, and we also get to see Gregor making some life changes as well. I loved that, because Gregor is such a big part of their lives, but is not seen as much. So it was great to see him in such a happy place. Of course, their actions in moving on with their live ...more
I've read several of the Vorkosigan series... but long enough ago that I can't recall which ones. Which means that I should probably just read all of them.
I believe that this particular one has more mystery and less action than many of the others in this series, but that was perfectly OK - it's still tense, complex, consistently interesting and compellingly readable.
A combination of a medical problem and some remarkably bad decisions causes Miles Vorkosigan to lose his status as a Imperial Secur ...more
I believe that this particular one has more mystery and less action than many of the others in this series, but that was perfectly OK - it's still tense, complex, consistently interesting and compellingly readable.
A combination of a medical problem and some remarkably bad decisions causes Miles Vorkosigan to lose his status as a Imperial Secur ...more
I've been reading the Miles portion of the Vorkosigan Saga and giving the books 3 stars for average. In my rating system, a 3 star book is neither wonderful nor awful. I like it, but it's just ok. 2 stars is not ok, in spite of what the little box says that pops up with your hover the cursor over 2 stars. But that's just my system. 1 star is I hated it, and 5 stars is I LOVED it! So I have to give this one four stars because I really liked it. I've kept asking myself why I kept reading when I wa
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though I'll always mourn Admiral Naismith, this book was amazing, thoughtful, deep and a new start to the series, can't wait to see what happens next
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I'm just mad at myself for not reading these sooner
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Jun 23, 2011
♥ Unaeve ♥
marked it as gave-up-on
Jan 04, 2013
Alexp
marked it as to-read
Jan 27, 2014
Dan
marked it as to-read
Aug 04, 2015
Richard Gombert
marked it as to-read
