Lois McMaster Bujold
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| Title | : | Komarr (Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) #11) |
| Author | : | Lois McMaster Bujold |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 384 pages |
| Published | : | April 1st 1999 by Baen (first published January 1st 1998) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Space. Space Opera. Romance |
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Komarr could be a garden with a thousand more years' work, or an uninhabitable wasteland if the terraforming fails. Now, the solar mirror vital to the terraforming of the conquered planet has been shattered by a ship hurtling off course. The Emperor of Barrayar sends his newest imperial auditor, Lord Miles Vorkosigan, to find out why. The choice is not a popular one on Komarr, where a betrayal a generation before drenched the name of Vorkosigan in blood. Thus, the Komarrans surrounding Miles could be loyal subjects, potential hostages, innocent victims, or rebels ready for revenge. Lies within lies, treachery within treachery, Miles is caught in a race against time to stop a plot that could exile him from Barrayar forever. His burning hope lies in an unexpected ally, one with wounds as deep and honor as beleaguered as his own.Itemize Books Concering Komarr (Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) #11)
| Original Title: | Komarr |
| ISBN: | 0671578081 (ISBN13: 9780671578084) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) #11, Vorkosigan Saga (Chronological) #11 |
| Characters: | Miles Vorkosigan |
| Literary Awards: | Minnesota Book Award for Fantasy & Science Fiction (1999) |
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Ratings: 4.3 From 13533 Users | 522 ReviewsColumn Regarding Books Komarr (Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) #11)
It's amazing that such a long running series can keep such momentum, even get better. I'd rate this book about the same as the last, except we're introduced to a new character that I have great hopes for. It's a twisty mystery with a lot to say, as usual. We get to see Miles played off against other characters - especially one - that makes for a great story & really brings home a lot of the lessons he's learned. Good ones, too.Well, I guess I can't call it space opera anymore because the closest connection it had with the latter was that someone died in space or that someone worked in space and it was mentioned. No big time adventure, no rockets ridin' villains with blasters. This was again pretty much a cozy mystery with a bit of family drama and a bit of pretty hard falling in love for the main character. This wasn't the usual Miles Vorkosigan fun story. Like you said Evgeny - everything pretty predictable.Yet I
So good. I loved getting to see Miles through someone else's eyes. This one alternates perspectives between Ekaterin and Miles. Ekaterin is awesome. I was so worried about whether or not I'd like her because I haven't loved any of Miles' other love interests. I shouldn't have worried. Bujold is a sorceress. I loved watching Miles fall for her (He falls in love fast and hard. I love Miles.). The last 40 pages or so were so much fun. The climactic scene, Ekaterin's reaction to being "rescued", the
Buddy read with Choko and Evgeny.I started writing this review yesterday and then RL happened. Let's hope that nothing will interrupt me this time :)From the very start of the series the planet Komarr has played an important but kind of behind the scenes role in Vorkosigan's lives. And I always wanted to visit it. Mostly because terraforming fascinates me. It's very difficult to write a good book set on a terraformed planet because it's either used as a convenient plot device and the science is
4.5 Stars. Another great installment of one of the best SF series of the past 15 years. Not quite as good as some of the earlier installments, but the quality level is still very high. Recommended!!!
A buddy read with Choko and Maria.My biggest and constant complaint about the series is its predictability. Let me demonstrate it on this example. The previous book left Miles being a junior guy in a very important job. His seniors mentioned junior guys get the most troublesome job in the most troublesome place. What would be the most troublesome place for Miles in the whole Empire? Planet Komarr where people believe his father was responsible for a grand massacre and regarded Miles accordingly.
Part of a Vorkosigan reread with the SpecFic Buddy Reads group in 2017/18. I have long thought of this book as a prologue to the romantic comedy of A Civil Campaign, and as such, I've not revisited it since my first reading even though I've reread A Civil Campaign multiple times. I found myself unexpectedly enjoying it for multiple reasons, partly because I misremembered it as ending with Ekaterin discovering Miles and Tien at the Waste Heat experiment station, and partly because I'd forgotten
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