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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Nice book, very tense, so was a bit harder to read comparing to the previous one
Miles's adventures continue, with all the twists, fun characters, double-crosses, and humor that make this series so enjoyable. The adventure is fun, but it really is the characters and how they relate to each other that impress the most. Four books in, and so far the only disappointment is that I didn't find this series earlier.
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
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
A limp and oddly pointless opening doesn't hold back an incredibly fun romp. The depth of characterisation and periodic moments of reflection give the story substance beyond the delightful fluff that makes up the body of the story.
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A favorite early Miles book. I'm a big fan of Emperor Gregor, who features in this book. The kids are all still so young, making dumb 20-somethings mistakes. But also starting to realize their own true impact on their greater galactic influence.
adventurous
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I am starting to wonder if it is going to be a standard experience for me to be completely stressed out while reading a Miles Vorkosigan book?? 😅 How does he get himself into these circles within circles of intrigue and danger?
Premise: Miles Vorkosigan has graduated from Barrayar's military academy, but his first assignment both surprises and disappoints him. Why is one of the best strategic minds of his generation being sent to be a weatherman on a remote and frozen winter training base? His superiors explain: it is because he has a subordination problem. If he can keep his nose clean for six months on Kyril Island, he will be given a coveted ship assignment. Does Miles keep his nose clean? Let's see...he gets involved in a mutiny, is almost court martialed for high treason, is sent on a top secret intelligence assignment under cover, blows his cover, is captured, takes over his old mercenary fleet, and...saves the universe?
"The Vor Game" was a fun ride. It didn't pack quite the emotional punch of some of Bujold's other books that I have read, but it was well-paced and consistently entertaining. I got a little confused about some of the politics and military maneuvering (how do you take a wormhole? I still don't quite know, but I feel like I should based on how much it was discussed), and I didn't think the secondary characters were as well-fleshed out as they have been in other books. Miles is kind of a one-man show in this volume, with a little bit of support from Elena and Emporer Gregor, whose story arc was actually rather lovely. But "The Vor Game" does have good villains (by which I mean bad villains)! And the end is a nicely-wrapped package with a bow.
My favorite quote from the book is secondhand from my beloved Cordelia, who doesn't even appear on page: "Home is where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in."
Read the Vorkosigan Saga if you like clever, twisty characters with hearts of gold, military sci-fi and games of strategery.
Premise: Miles Vorkosigan has graduated from Barrayar's military academy, but his first assignment both surprises and disappoints him. Why is one of the best strategic minds of his generation being sent to be a weatherman on a remote and frozen winter training base? His superiors explain: it is because he has a subordination problem. If he can keep his nose clean for six months on Kyril Island, he will be given a coveted ship assignment. Does Miles keep his nose clean? Let's see...he gets involved in a mutiny, is almost court martialed for high treason, is sent on a top secret intelligence assignment under cover, blows his cover, is captured, takes over his old mercenary fleet, and...saves the universe?
"The Vor Game" was a fun ride. It didn't pack quite the emotional punch of some of Bujold's other books that I have read, but it was well-paced and consistently entertaining. I got a little confused about some of the politics and military maneuvering (how do you take a wormhole? I still don't quite know, but I feel like I should based on how much it was discussed), and I didn't think the secondary characters were as well-fleshed out as they have been in other books. Miles is kind of a one-man show in this volume, with a little bit of support from Elena and Emporer Gregor, whose story arc was actually rather lovely. But "The Vor Game" does have good villains (by which I mean bad villains)! And the end is a nicely-wrapped package with a bow.
My favorite quote from the book is secondhand from my beloved Cordelia, who doesn't even appear on page: "Home is where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in."
Read the Vorkosigan Saga if you like clever, twisty characters with hearts of gold, military sci-fi and games of strategery.
adventurous
challenging
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes