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3.0 out of 5 stars A bit slow, Jun 4 2004

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Lynn Harnett (Marathon, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Memory (Hardcover)

Fans of Bujold's Miles Vorkosigan saga will probably enjoy the personal growth of the series' hero in "Memory." Miles, cashiered from his beloved military for lying about a serious incident precipitated by one of his seizures - an aftereffect of his cryo-resurrection - falls into a depression on his home world, the rigidly class-conscious Barrayar.

And then nothing much happens for the next 200 pages, until the precise and unflappable Simon Illyan, head of Imperial Security, begins acting peculiar.
Miles' self-appointed task is to get to the bottom of what has happened to Simon and who is responsible.

Bujold invests her characters with plenty of wit and charm, and Miles' investigation uses standard mystery techniques against a space-opera background, but the solution to the mystery will be obvious to most at least a hundred pages before Miles gets it.

Nevertheless, this is an enjoyable read and Miles reaches a major new turning point in his career before it's over.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant !, May 27 2004

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R.Parklane (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Memory (Mass Market Paperback)

I started the Miles series early this year. At the end of Diplomatic Immunity, I just need to choose my favorite. Memory is definitey my choice. Action may be light in this book. However this book is not about action. Memory is about Miles as a person, his self examination and growth . He faces his crossroad plus all the little devils accumulated in his 30 years life. Miles' transition from the little admiral into Lord Vorkosigan who is his true self is just brilliantly written. I found myself liking the new Miles more. Memory is a treasure.

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4.0 out of 5 stars The big 30 hit back, May 14 2004

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LaughingLion "I am Lion, read me review!" (North of Boston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Memory (Mass Market Paperback)

One of the darker books in the series but none the less its a Bujold book and that means "the best" the 4 stars is compared to her work, compared to others it would bea five sionce that's as far as this scale lets us go. Miles and IMPSEC part company, then when something happens to a friend on the inside, Miles goes over IMPES's head...

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