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Three and a half stars.
Good and very entertaining space opera. The next one soon ;-)
Good and very entertaining space opera. The next one soon ;-)
One thing we know about Miles Vorkosigan at this point: He has a problem with authority. It's not like he intends to be insubordinate. It's just that no one is as smart as he is, and he knows it. So why should he take orders from dummies?
Well, at the beginning of The Vor Game, Miles' authority issues cause him to end up stationed on a freezing backwater assignment. If he keeps his mouth shut, and does what he's supposed to, he can eventually come home. His best intentions to do just that run up ...more
Well, at the beginning of The Vor Game, Miles' authority issues cause him to end up stationed on a freezing backwater assignment. If he keeps his mouth shut, and does what he's supposed to, he can eventually come home. His best intentions to do just that run up ...more
While I enjoyed The Warrior's Apprentice, I didn't love it enough to immediately read more of Miles Vorkosigan's adventures. Now after reading this novel, which won the Hugo, I'm a big fan. Miles is placed in many difficult and deadly situations that he needs to think his way out of. He even meets his "opposite number", a five foot tall blond woman named Cavilo, who is just as smart and cunning as Miles. She was such great fun to read and I hope she turns up later in the series. I also enjoyed M
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Jan 25-Feb 4 2015 -still love this one, even though I've read it innumerable times at this point, though all in text until now I think - it's reached comfort read status, partly b/c it's Vorkosigan saga and partly b/c it's the only one I've found in paperback here so far. It's Gregor and Miles both finding their ways into places of utility and gifting. love.
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High energy space opera, yes you have to buy into the coincidences, but this tale is a ton of fun and real easy to read.
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