Captain Ivan Vorpatril is enjoying his life on Komarr, far from the politics of his home system. But when an old friend asks him to protect a young woman with a secret who is on the hit list of a criminal syndicate, he cannot refuse.
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A science fiction legend, Lois McMaster Bujold has won six Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards. Her Miles Vorkosigan saga is a hugely popular science fiction mainstay with multiple New York Times bestsellers including previous entries, Cryoburn and Diplomatic Immunity. The mother of two, Ms. Bujold lives in Minneapolis
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Format:Hardcover
It's competent, but not particularly brilliant or exciting. A poor man's version of A Civil Campaign, about the best that can be said is that it's more entertaining than Cryoburn, though it shares one of the latter's weaknesses. Villains are scarce, and those that do pop up are too easily subdued within a few pages.
By James Smirle
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
The more you read the Vorkosigan series, the more you begin to enjoy the appearances by Ivan-you-idiot. So when the latest book in the series was released centered around an Ivan adventure (with Byerly resurfacing!) I was hoping for the best.
I was not at all disappointed. This one was a riot.
The book can basically be divided into quarters. The first quarter introduces all of the new characters, gives details on Ivan's current career standing - and surprise! he is doing quite well thank you - and delivers laughs and plot twists fastly and furiously.
The second quarter is possibly my favorite, as Ivan returns to Barrayar and renews acquaintances with Miles, Gregor, Alys, Simon, and others. This portion of the book rivals Civil Campaign for fantastic dialogue and the reinforcement of Vorish duties and expectations. The previous (set further in the future) installment of the series, Cryoburn, lacked this reconnection with older characters (aside from Roic and Raven) and despite the jaw-dropping ending in Cryoburn, this lack proved a bit of a disappointment for long-time fans. There are no such concerns here.
The third quarter brings a massive plot twist. For a wee while I was afraid that the first half of the book might prove to be the more enjoyable, but things began to pick themselves up and then came:
The last quarter, where the full dryness of Barrayaran humour comes out and mayhem ensues.
I was not at all disappointed. This one was a riot.
The book can basically be divided into quarters. The first quarter introduces all of the new characters, gives details on Ivan's current career standing - and surprise! he is doing quite well thank you - and delivers laughs and plot twists fastly and furiously.
The second quarter is possibly my favorite, as Ivan returns to Barrayar and renews acquaintances with Miles, Gregor, Alys, Simon, and others. This portion of the book rivals Civil Campaign for fantastic dialogue and the reinforcement of Vorish duties and expectations. The previous (set further in the future) installment of the series, Cryoburn, lacked this reconnection with older characters (aside from Roic and Raven) and despite the jaw-dropping ending in Cryoburn, this lack proved a bit of a disappointment for long-time fans. There are no such concerns here.
The third quarter brings a massive plot twist. For a wee while I was afraid that the first half of the book might prove to be the more enjoyable, but things began to pick themselves up and then came:
The last quarter, where the full dryness of Barrayaran humour comes out and mayhem ensues.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By C. Nadeau
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I read all of the Vorkosigan series and this one is my least favorite. Yvan was interesting but Tej her love interest was.....forgettable, all through the book. There is nothing special or interesting about her. Well she was interesting until we met her family, then it was down hill for this character.
I must say that reading about known characters was a blast and I couldn't get enough
This book could have been so much more, this author is one of my favorite and her prose is so wonderful.
Would I buy it again? Yes but only to complete the set.
I must say that reading about known characters was a blast and I couldn't get enough
This book could have been so much more, this author is one of my favorite and her prose is so wonderful.
Would I buy it again? Yes but only to complete the set.
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