- Hardcover: 239 pages
- Publisher: Nesfa Press (July 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1886778205
- ISBN-13: 978-1886778207
- Product Dimensions: 22.7 x 14.9 x 2.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 476 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #371,277 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Cordelia Naismith, Betan Survey Captain, was expecting the unexpected: hexapods, floating creatures, odd parasites... She was not, however, expecting to find hostile humans on an uninhabited planet. And she wasn't really expecting to fall in love with a 40-plus barbarian known to cosmopolitan galactics as the Butcher of Komarr. Will Mother ever understand? And can such an odd beast as love survive an interplanetary war?
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Review
Am now on the second cassette of "Shards of Honor". You've all done any excellent job on these tapes! I'll definitely be recommending them to anyone whose interested. My compliments to all of you involved. -- catsinc, 9/2/98
Each reader is excellent. The romantic tension that occurs in the first three tapes will keep ears tuned in for the rest. Highly recommended. -- KLIATT, July 1997
I am anxiously awaiting the release of Lois McMaster Bujold's "The Vor Game". I have listened to "Barrayar" and "Warriors Apprentice" -- loved them both; and have just ordered "Falling Free" and "Shards of Honor". Thank you for supplying such a superior product! -- glaboy, 03/05/98
I finally broke down and bought the Shards of Honor. I have been totally delighted with the tapes. -- TWIN2BJ, 4/2/97
I just finished listening to the Shards of Honor audio book. I was working on a cross-stitch project at the same time - I never got so much back-stitching done in one sitting :D! Anyway, I thought the two performers (Carol Cowan and Michael Hanson) did a wonderful job. -- yapivy, 4/18/97
I previously ordered the audiobook Shard's of Honor from Amazon.com and was very impressed with the production. After listening to Shard's of Honor I am very interested in hearing the next installments. -- swroberts, 8/30/98
The romance in Shards of Honor is not the blistering heat of lust, but rather a quiet wellspring of enduring passion that has its beginnings in earned mutual respect and genuine friendship. This is the perfect romance for audio--no embarrassing sexually explicit scenes and lots of rousing adventure involving survival, exploration and war, combined with intriguing politics. -- AudioFile, February 1998
This classy little publishing company is once again offering a fine production with the considerable help of the talented performing team of Carol Cowan and Michael Hanson. This time the two are functioning as star-crossed lovers Cordelia Naismith of Beta Colony and Aral Vorkosigan of the planet Barrayar. The characters are well-developed and believable, making the account highly listenable. -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 6, 1997
This richly textured adventure/romance is set in a distant future when humans make war and peace on an interstellar scale. Two star-crossing lovers from contending civilizations are thrown together in a survival situation, and...a series is born. An outstanding book becomes a distinguished audiobook throughout the voices of Cowan and Hanson. Go thou and buy this, for great is your reward. -- AudioFile, June 1997 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Each reader is excellent. The romantic tension that occurs in the first three tapes will keep ears tuned in for the rest. Highly recommended. -- KLIATT, July 1997
I am anxiously awaiting the release of Lois McMaster Bujold's "The Vor Game". I have listened to "Barrayar" and "Warriors Apprentice" -- loved them both; and have just ordered "Falling Free" and "Shards of Honor". Thank you for supplying such a superior product! -- glaboy, 03/05/98
I finally broke down and bought the Shards of Honor. I have been totally delighted with the tapes. -- TWIN2BJ, 4/2/97
I just finished listening to the Shards of Honor audio book. I was working on a cross-stitch project at the same time - I never got so much back-stitching done in one sitting :D! Anyway, I thought the two performers (Carol Cowan and Michael Hanson) did a wonderful job. -- yapivy, 4/18/97
I previously ordered the audiobook Shard's of Honor from Amazon.com and was very impressed with the production. After listening to Shard's of Honor I am very interested in hearing the next installments. -- swroberts, 8/30/98
The romance in Shards of Honor is not the blistering heat of lust, but rather a quiet wellspring of enduring passion that has its beginnings in earned mutual respect and genuine friendship. This is the perfect romance for audio--no embarrassing sexually explicit scenes and lots of rousing adventure involving survival, exploration and war, combined with intriguing politics. -- AudioFile, February 1998
This classy little publishing company is once again offering a fine production with the considerable help of the talented performing team of Carol Cowan and Michael Hanson. This time the two are functioning as star-crossed lovers Cordelia Naismith of Beta Colony and Aral Vorkosigan of the planet Barrayar. The characters are well-developed and believable, making the account highly listenable. -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 6, 1997
This richly textured adventure/romance is set in a distant future when humans make war and peace on an interstellar scale. Two star-crossing lovers from contending civilizations are thrown together in a survival situation, and...a series is born. An outstanding book becomes a distinguished audiobook throughout the voices of Cowan and Hanson. Go thou and buy this, for great is your reward. -- AudioFile, June 1997 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Easy read, complex characters, strong plot...,
By Michael Valdivielso (Alexandria, VA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Shards of Honor (Mass Market Paperback)
Set in a colorful universe which seems to be filled with as many governments and empires as sand on the beach, Captain Cordelia Naismith, of the Betan Expeditionary Force, must find her way through a series of battles, to protect herself and her planet. But what happens when the enemy seems to be more honest and honorable than her own people? What happens when Lord Vorkosigan shows more understanding towards her than her own planet?Easy to read in only a day or two, yet a strong, witty book. Full of great military tactics and real humans. One of those you reread every few years. Also the beginning of a series, as this book and the second allow us to get to know the parents of Miles Vorkosigan before he's even in the picture!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great launching for a great series,
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This review is from: Shards of Honor (Hardcover)
This is the starting point of the celebrated Miles Vorkosigan series, now running to about 15 total books, which has become one of the most successful in the SF field, with multiple Hugo and Nebula awards.The current story is actually set years before Miles is born, and sets the story up by showing how his parents, Aral Vorkosigan and Cordelia Naismith, meet, originally as enemies, when Cordelia is captured by Aral on a recently discovered world that both Vorkosigan's homeworld of Barrayar and Naismith's Beta Colony would like to lay claim to. The story moves on several levels at once, and manages to succeed on all of them. The SF adventure, the political/military drama, and the romance each work without stepping on the other's toes. Aral Vorkosigan is a deeply conflicted character, and through his own troubles we get an introduction to the conflicts and contradictions of Barrayar, which will shape so much of the life of Miles Vorkosigan. (Bujold is impressively skilled at creating distinctive and interesting societies to set her stories in; she doesn't get nearly the credit she deserves for this.) The scenes set on Beta Colony even introduce a touch of humor and political satire. A small flaw is that the story reaches its dramatic conclusion a bit too long before it actually ends; there is a fairly lengthy chunk at the end which isn't really necessary for this story but is critical to set up events in the sequels. The book is relatively short and moves at a very fast clip until the end, so this shouldn't spoil your pleasure.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Sets the stage for the rest of the series,
By Erik1988 (Folsom, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Shards of Honor (Paperback)
Rating System:1 star = abysmal; some books deserve to be forgotten 2 star = poor; a total waste of time 3 star = good; worth the effort 4 star = very good; what writing should be 5 star = fantastic; must own it and share it with others STORY: Cordelia Naismith meets Lord Aral Vorkosaigan while on opposite sides of the war. In the midst of political pressures and physical dangers, they dare to fall in love with each other while trying to avoid their destiny. MY FEEDBACK: The friendship and loyalty of characters really stands out and makes you really love the character of Aral Vorkosaigan. This is also an intelligent story, where solutions are not only resolved by chance or brute force but clever use of what resources are at hand. It gave me the grand and subtle pleasantness I had when reading Asimov's Foundation series. It had just enough science in the fiction to be appreciated and it had just the right touch of romance so as not to turn some of us testosterone males off to the story. I really enjoyed this story and found it a very easy read.
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