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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
Well-paced intrigue and layered reflection on traitorous, mutinous, back-stabbing space war.
This is probably the weakest of the Vorkosigan books I've read thus far; it feels like it jumps from time to time, place to place, and plot to plot a little too much, lacking some of the streamlined qualities of the previous entries in the series. However, some of this can be forgiven when you remember that this is actually only the second book Bujold ever wrote, not her 6th, so some of the weaknesses can be attributed just to trying to find her authorial footing and introduce Miles as a character at all with only Shards of Honor as the setup in publishing chronology. Bujold still writes incredibly engagingly, and there are some great moments and sections here, but it lacks the cohesion and depth of thought of say, Mountains of Mourning. I'm still as intensely excited as ever to keep trecking on through this series though!
I really liked this one, in large part because I liked the Dendarii Mercenaries and I like the tension stemming from Miles’ heritage as Piotr Vorkosigan’s grandson AND Aral Vorkosigan’s son. I wished we had a bit more of Elena in this one. I think in a way I wanted the kind of carefree, amusing Dendarii story that we had in Warrior’s Apprentice, and I didn’t get it. At the same time, I think that was the right choice. All of the characters involved have changed and you can’t just go back to what they were before. Gregor was kind of awesome in this one, and it was nice to see him developed a bit more. [Nov. 2010]
Gregor! Miles! Gregor & Miles! *draws hearts all around them*
My third favorite book in the series, after Memory and Borders of Infinity. Character driven military sci-fi at its finest.
My third favorite book in the series, after Memory and Borders of Infinity. Character driven military sci-fi at its finest.
Esta es la clase de novela que sueltas en la noche porque se te cayó el libro de las manos. Y está tan bien escrita que no me sentí perdida en ninguna parte de la lectura, a pesar de que es el sexto libro de la saga -en orden de publicación, me parece que en orden cronológico es el quinto- y no he leído los anteriores.
Bujold es una maestra en lo que hace, sus personajes son profundos y son coherentes. Tienen pasados y se desenvuelven de acuerdo a ellos.
Para ponerlo corto: si no lo han leído, deberían hacerlo. No lamentaré ninguno de los minutos que pasé con este libro en las manos.
Bujold es una maestra en lo que hace, sus personajes son profundos y son coherentes. Tienen pasados y se desenvuelven de acuerdo a ellos.
Para ponerlo corto: si no lo han leído, deberían hacerlo. No lamentaré ninguno de los minutos que pasé con este libro en las manos.