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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This time I listened to the audio. Grover Gardner did a great job. Enjoyed it a lot
The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold serves as the six book in the wonderful Vorkosigan Saga, the space opera/military/political thriller sci-fi saga that Bujold is known for. As mentioned it is sixth full-length novel in publication order, and is the sixth story, including novellas, in the internal chronology of the series. It was included in the 1997 omnibus Young Miles. It won the Hugo Award for best Novel in 1991.
In The Vor Game, we see our favorite protagonist, Miles Vorkosigan graduate from the Academy, where he then joins a mutiny, is placed under house arrest, goes on a secret mission, reconnects with his loyal Dendarii Mercenaries, rescues his Emperor, and thwarts an interstellar war. You know - Miles being a typical badass.
The first several chapters of The Vor Game (chapter 1 through part of chapter 6) were originally published in a slightly different form as a novella entitled "The Weatherman" in the February 1990 issue of Analog magazine.The story covers Miles's assignment to Kyril Island through his arrest and the beginning of his detention at ImpSec. This part I found to be a bit slow. But, once Miles is placed under house arrest - things really pick up.Miles gets in way over his head, makes a bunch of seat-of-the-pants decisions, manages to be a little smarter than everyone else, and pulls out an elegant solution in the end to rescue Emperor Gregor and repel a surprise attack by a Cetagandan invasion fleet.
The Vor Game delivers a typical Miles Vorkosigian story. The story is good, fast-moving political intrigue and maneuvering, with satisfying complexity and lots of fun characters.
I’m excited to ready the next book in the series.
In The Vor Game, we see our favorite protagonist, Miles Vorkosigan graduate from the Academy, where he then joins a mutiny, is placed under house arrest, goes on a secret mission, reconnects with his loyal Dendarii Mercenaries, rescues his Emperor, and thwarts an interstellar war. You know - Miles being a typical badass.
The first several chapters of The Vor Game (chapter 1 through part of chapter 6) were originally published in a slightly different form as a novella entitled "The Weatherman" in the February 1990 issue of Analog magazine.The story covers Miles's assignment to Kyril Island through his arrest and the beginning of his detention at ImpSec. This part I found to be a bit slow. But, once Miles is placed under house arrest - things really pick up.Miles gets in way over his head, makes a bunch of seat-of-the-pants decisions, manages to be a little smarter than everyone else, and pulls out an elegant solution in the end to rescue Emperor Gregor and repel a surprise attack by a Cetagandan invasion fleet.
The Vor Game delivers a typical Miles Vorkosigian story. The story is good, fast-moving political intrigue and maneuvering, with satisfying complexity and lots of fun characters.
I’m excited to ready the next book in the series.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Once again, Miles Vorkosigan finds himself int he situation of playing chess with Monopoly pieces against opponents who think they're playing checkers.
I was forced to listen to this book at 2.5x, but the narraion was so good, it still kept nuance and intonation even at this ridiculous speed.
I was forced to listen to this book at 2.5x, but the narraion was so good, it still kept nuance and intonation even at this ridiculous speed.
I am reading the Vorkosigan Saga in chronological order, and also I own the omnibus editions where possible, but since it's often a long time between when I get to the individual books in an omnibus, I just add the original covers of the individual books as I finish them on Goodreads. (Did that make sense?) This also taught me that the omnibus cover for Young Miles is a cool mashup of the covers for The Warrior's Apprentice and The Vor Game.
Anyway... I love Miles as a character, and how his brilliance and strong sense of duty and moral center don't prevent the author from sharing that he also has flaws and petty thoughts and frequently doesn't know what he's doing, just like the rest of us. I enjoy that.
I have to say, though, that despite moments of awesomeness, this wasn't my favorite entry in the series. It felt sort of cobbled together (especially between the Kyril Island parts and the second half). However, I did also have back surgery in the middle of reading this and the recovery is leaving me rather.... distracted. I think it took me a good chunk longer to get through the back half than it might have in other circumstances.
I'm definitely looking forward to continuing this series, and look! I'm even done with another omnibus!
Anyway... I love Miles as a character, and how his brilliance and strong sense of duty and moral center don't prevent the author from sharing that he also has flaws and petty thoughts and frequently doesn't know what he's doing, just like the rest of us. I enjoy that.
I have to say, though, that despite moments of awesomeness, this wasn't my favorite entry in the series. It felt sort of cobbled together (especially between the Kyril Island parts and the second half). However, I did also have back surgery in the middle of reading this and the recovery is leaving me rather.... distracted. I think it took me a good chunk longer to get through the back half than it might have in other circumstances.
I'm definitely looking forward to continuing this series, and look! I'm even done with another omnibus!
Miles has just officially graduated from the Academy. He's hoping his first posting will be ship duty - he's been away from the Dendarii for years, and both for career and personal reasons he wants to get back into space. But he's assigned instead to be the weatherman on a remote arctic infantry training base, and things only get more complicated from there. Eventually he ends up back in space through a circuitous route, playing for stakes larger than he's ever played before...
Another great Vorkosigan book. It's got a little bit of a split personality, which Bujold is aware of -- the first few chapters have also been split off as a standalone novella, "Weatherman". The timeframe and characters of the two are linked, but they do have separate settings, emotional arcs, and plot arcs. But both the "Weatherman" part and the space opera part work well.
Gregor plays a great role in this one, and watching Miles try to play five-dimensional chess is a lot of fun as well. Tung continues to be a favorite of mine.
I do always long for more Cordelia and Aral. In a lot of the Miles books they show up onscreen only rarely (although they always loom large in Miles' brain), and it's always a treat when they do.
Another great Vorkosigan book. It's got a little bit of a split personality, which Bujold is aware of -- the first few chapters have also been split off as a standalone novella, "Weatherman". The timeframe and characters of the two are linked, but they do have separate settings, emotional arcs, and plot arcs. But both the "Weatherman" part and the space opera part work well.
Gregor plays a great role in this one, and watching Miles try to play five-dimensional chess is a lot of fun as well. Tung continues to be a favorite of mine.
I do always long for more Cordelia and Aral. In a lot of the Miles books they show up onscreen only rarely (although they always loom large in Miles' brain), and it's always a treat when they do.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Reread. I really enjoy the ccharacters and sometimes it's good to read a lighthearted science fiction series
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Start of one of my absolute fav series-