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Shards of Honor (Hardcover)

de Lois McMaster Bujold (Author)
4.6étoiles sur 5  Voir tous les commentaires (10 évaluations de client)
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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? --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.


yapivy, 4/18/97

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. --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 Easy read, complex characters, strong plot..., Juil 1 2004
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!
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Great launching for a great series, Mai 10 2004
Par Alex Frantz (San Leandro, ca USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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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.

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4.0étoiles sur 5 Sets the stage for the rest of the series, Nov. 24 2003
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:
I picked this up because so many other books in this series have won the Hugo and/or Nebula. This book definitely sets the stage for what is to come: high political intrigue and assassinations; dangers that require bravery and courage; and events to challenge friendships and loyalty; and of course some romance. This book has all these in one sense or another.

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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5.0étoiles sur 5 Military enough for us guys and romantic enough for the gals
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5.0étoiles sur 5 To exude honor like a fountain...
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Vorkosigan Introduction
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3.0étoiles sur 5 Buy it collected in "Cordelia's Honor" instead
Unless you absolutely must own hardcovers, don't buy this book: instead by all means buy and read it in the mass-market paperback titled "Cordelia's Honor," which... Read more
Publié le Janv. 26 2003 par tahl2

5.0étoiles sur 5 WARNING!!!
This is a one-sitting book. Do NOT start late in the evening without a pot of coffee. Cordelia Naismith and Arel Vorkosigan will hook you in a mixture of good writing, complex... Read more
Publié le Déc 10 2002 par J. SEWELL

5.0étoiles sur 5 The Best, The First
I was lucky in that when I discovered the writings of Lois McMaster Bujold, I read the first book in the Vorcosigan Series. For me it will always be the best. Read more
Publié le Mai 26 2002 par miloj1

5.0étoiles sur 5 GReat book
This is an excellent book. I bought it out of curiousity just to find out if all the good things I'd heard about Bujold's work were true, they were and I lost some hours of sleep... Read more
Publié le Janv. 9 2001 par Thorkell Sigvaldason

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