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anuragsahay 's review for:
The Vor Game
by Lois McMaster Bujold
This was a much, much more enjoyable book than the previous one, simply because it's a lot easier to empathise with Miles' motivations as a military officer in this book. The first quarter of the book is mostly just setup, but its payoff in terms of the main plot (spoiler warning: I'm talking about the secondary antagonist and the unexpected companion to Miles in the middle of the book).
Highly recommend this book (though you should probably read the Warrior's Apprentice first).
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Publication order re-read:
And again, the publication order re-read helps clarify the oscillating quality - there actually was no oscillation. In my opinion, in publication order, this is the first book that starts the upward trend that eventually leads to ACC - in my opinion, this is the first good Miles novel.
Mild spoiler warning: in my opinion, the highlight of this book is Gregor, his motivations and relationship to Miles and the Vorkosigans, and his eventual role in the resolution of the plot of the book. I wish the books spent more time exploring Gregor, to be honest; he's one of my favourite side characters from the series.
Highly recommend this book (though you should probably read the Warrior's Apprentice first).
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Publication order re-read:
And again, the publication order re-read helps clarify the oscillating quality - there actually was no oscillation. In my opinion, in publication order, this is the first book that starts the upward trend that eventually leads to ACC - in my opinion, this is the first good Miles novel.
Mild spoiler warning: in my opinion, the highlight of this book is Gregor, his motivations and relationship to Miles and the Vorkosigans, and his eventual role in the resolution of the plot of the book. I wish the books spent more time exploring Gregor, to be honest; he's one of my favourite side characters from the series.