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Roger Zelazny, especially The Chronicles of Amber
Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan series Congratulations on reaching 500, Stasia! Quite an accomplishment.
I'm sorry you didn't like Barrayar more, but I understand. I think that much science fiction, that which is more than just an action story, at least, interacts with politics a lot. Its nature is to examine ourselves, or at least ... ...
5 fiction; 4 nonfiction
Books Acquired: 6 + 1 audio = 7
Best in Nov.:
Fiction: Bujold, Lois McMaster: Barrayar
Nonfiction: Masumoto, David Mas: Wisdom of the Last Farmer
Books Read in November:
Innes, Michael: A Comedy of Terrors
Masumoto, David Mas: W ... ... better finish up November! Here's a review--finally!--of my last Nov. book.
Book 115:
Bujold, Lois McMaster: Barrayar
Science Fiction (11/27/09)
PL 350 pages
In September Stasia and I read the first book in the Cordelia’s Honor duo, Shards of Honor, and we were both ... For me Lois McMaster Bujold's Miles Vorkosigan books are good palate cleansers. When I need a change of pace with something quite different, engaging, reliably good, I like to pick up one in that series. ... has a good bit of romance, although any sex is pretty discrete as I recall. Pilot's Choice is a good place to start.
Lois McMaster Bujold's Miles Vorkosigan series has its romantic and sexual moments, including interspecies sex. A good place to start is The Warrior's Apprentice. Mile ... ... to read mysteries in one sitting when I have the time!
Roni--Our November scifi/fantasy reads are Fire and Hemlock and Barrayar. In January we plan to read The Riddle-Master of Hed trilogy. We may slip Elantris in there if I can find a copy.
Sandy--Thanks. I enjoy thinking about ... ... ideas that she explores, and a great sense of the comic. But the books that won Hugos were by no means my favorites: Barrayar, The Vor Game, and Mirror Dance. Well, okay, maybe Barrayar. But the dinner scene in A Civil Campaign has to rank as one of the most memorable in my ... Congrats, girl! But I still expect you to go back to Barrayar and give it a chance.
The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold.
I am really shocked that no one else has said this yet?? The entire Vorkosigan Saga would be an excellent series of movies if a good writer/director could figure out how to work the inner dialogue prevalant in the books.. Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold ... It is actually a rather quick read--even when you stop to figure out the math "solutions".
I'm planning on reading Barrayar very soon which is why I'm suspending judgment. I've had people tell me to skip Shards of Honor and other people tell me it gives good background to the second ... ... that because I read them together and they are essentially the same story arc, I can't separate Shards of Honor and Barrayar in my brain. ... some interesting aspects about the worlds that Bujold creates and this novel seems to be mainly a set up for the next book, Barrayar, which will continue their story. The second book was written several years after the first and also won the Hugo award. I am looking forward to seeing how Bujold ... ... some interesting aspects about the worlds that Bujold creates and this novel seems to be mainly a set up for the next book, Barrayar, which will continue their story. The second book was written several years after the first and also won the Hugo award. I am looking forward to seeing how Bujold ... I listened to an edition of Barrayar which had a man reading male parts and a woman reading female parts, which worked well until they forced that poor man to read a five-year-old boy's part. It was ludicrous. 44. Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold (sci fi) ****
I read this book in ebook format on my cell phone. This was the second book chronologically in the Miles Vorkosigan series, however it was not published in that order. This book takes off right where the first one, Shards of Honor ends. These ... ... omnibus ARE quick reads--they have great stories that move you along very quickly IMO. Tad always recommends starting with Barrayar and going back to Shards of Honor afterwards, because she was a much more mature author when she wrote Barrayar and you get a better feel for her writing. I'm ... I thought you were going to do a Bujold for either science fiction (Barrayar or fantasy (The Curse of Chalion)? ... Fresh Piece of Humanity by Bill O'Reilly (non fiction) ****
43. Sourcery by Terry Pratchett (fantasy) ***
44. Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold (sci fi) ****
45. Agincourt by Bernard Cornwell (historical fiction) *** 1/2
46. The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold ... ... : 1990 Nebula Winner
- novella : 1990 Locus/4
The Vor Game
- novel : 1991 Hugo Winner
- sf novel : 1991 Locus/4
Barrayer
- novel : 1992 Hugo Winner
- novel : 1992 Nebula
- sf novel : 1992 Locus Winner
Mirror Dance
- novel : 1995 Hugo Winner
- sf novel : 1995 Locus Winner
... My favourite in the genre/s are Lois McMaster Bujold and Diane Duane (can't link them by author for some reason...). Both brilliant, and both write SF and fantasy. Herris Serrano in the Elizabeth Moon series,
Cordelia and Ekaterin in the Vorkosigan series by Lois McMaster Bujold,
Snake in Vonda McIntyre's Dreamsnake, and
Miri Robertson and Priscilla Delacroix y Mendoza in Partners in Necessity and other books in the Liaden series by Sharo ... The Chanur series by Cherryh
The Vorkosigan series by Bujold
The Liaden series by Lee and Miller
The Heris Serrano series by Moon
The first trilogy of the Uplift series by Brin
The Telzey and Trigger series by James H. Schmitz
The Time Trader series by Andre Norton
The Solar Qu ... ... joyment!!
Now, my dear, if I could just get you started on Lois McMaster Bujold!! I'll bow to Tad here and say start with Barrayar for the space opera, with The Curse of Chalion for fantasy.
ETA yes, you did read TMiaB in February! Didn't you enjoy glimpsing them on the Thames? Do single word titles count? Then:
Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold
I'd put Jane Austen, Haruki Murakami and Franz Kafka at the top of my list.
For pure fun, I'm hooked on Lois McMaster Bujold's Miles Vorkosigan series, and Lee Child's Jack Reacher series. ... books
Socrates Fortlow in Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned by Walter Mosley
Miles Vorkosigan in the Lois McMaster Bujold series
Inspector Montalbano in the Andrea Camilleri series
Inspector Gamache in the Louise Penny series
Precious Ramatswe in the Alexander ... Time to break up the thread again...it's getting a bit unwieldy.
Part 1 can be found here.
Part 2 can be found here.
Part 3 can be found littleshell in Book talk : This, That, and the Other (Jun 15, 2009, 10:01am) Miles, Mystery & Mayhem by Lois McMaster Bujold, although this is an omnibus edition containing three previous novels. 6/1/09-6/30/09:
42. Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold
43. The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold
44. The Mountains of Mourning by Lois McMaster Bujold
45. The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold
46. Cetaganda by Lois McMaster Bujold
47. Practice Makes Perfec ... ... than its full-length sequels but there are a lot of short story volumes set in the same world.
Shards of Honour and Barrayar also published together as Cordelia's Honour by Lois McMaster Bujold and all the Vorkosigan series
Restoree by Anne McCaffrey
The Vatta's War ... ... Tracy Kidder's book about Paul Farmer's Haiti clinic and his work on world health issues.
27) Short story?
I like Lois McMaster Bujold's Miles Vorkosigan stories, and a good one is Borders of Infinity.
28) Work of nonfiction?
See above - Mountains Beyond Mountains. Anothe ... ... would be some of my choices:
Stardoc by S. L. Viehl, and then the rest of the series
The Fresco by Sherri Tepper
Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold for starters, the rest of the Vorkosigans thereafter
Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon
The Galactic Gourmet by James White, and ... ... lf.gif">
53. Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold 
54. Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold 
55. The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West  jnwelch in Science Fiction Fans : Top 100 Sci Fi Recommendations for New Readers of the Genre: Post Your List (Apr 30, 2009, 10:50am) ... Heinlein
The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold
The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon
Dragon's Egg by Robert Forward
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
Maybe there should be a separate YA ... Another vote for Lois McMaster Bujold, especially her wonderful Miles Vorkosigan series, Elizabeth Moon, especially her addictive Heris Serrano series and The Speed of Dark, and I'll add a YA author, Suzanne Collins, for The Hunger Games.
For YA fantasy that a non-YA can enjoy(!), ... Cordelia from the Vorkosigan series by Lois McMaster Bujold, most notably in Barrayar, Trigger and Telzey and Nile Etland from the works of James H. Schmitz, Rachel Ajmani in Grasp the Stars. Miri Robertson in Agent of Change and following Liaden books. Heris Serrano in Hunting Part ... ... Infinity appeared in Free Lancers (in addition to books already listed). Nor are the magazines in which Falling Free, Barrayer and Cetaganda first appeared listed.
To go down a route of listing a collection (or anthology or magazine) just because it contains a single story seems to ... I love Lois McMaster Bujold and her Vorkosigan books! (Start with any of the first three - Shards of Honor, Barrayar, or Warrior's Apprentice - her books are often more easily found in omnibuses. Here you'd be looking for Cordelia's Honor and Young Miles.).
Bujold writes a really ... ... for light entertainment rather than education and enlightenment:
psion - joan d vinge
foreigner - cj cherryh
barrayar - lois mcmaster bujold
to hold infinity - john meaney
the cassini division - Ken MacLeod
the outback stars - sandra Mc Donald
a matter of oaths - ... ... out.
To Say Nothing of the Dog--Connie Willis (particularly if the reader likes romance)
Dune--Frank Herbert
Barrayar or The Warrior's Apprentice--Lois McMaster Bujold (whichever one everyone decides on)
Hitchhikers's Guide to the Galaxy--Douglas Adams
1984--George Orwell
... Aerrin, I'm the Barrayar vote, and I'm amenable to your suggestions. I started with Warrior's Apprentice myself, and would probably recommend that first to teen boys, but to girls and women would probably go with Barrayar. (Being a mature woman when reading WA certainly didn't mute its appeal ... ... for one of Bujold's Vorkosigan series, although starting in different places - one for A Civil Campaign, one for Barrayar, two for Warrior's Apprentice, and one for 'The Vorkosigan Series'.
Listed this way, the series only shows up once in rojse's lovely list - might some of us ... ... for new readers:
Psion by Joan Vinge
The Android's Dream by John Scalzi
Wrapt in Crystal by Sharon Shinn
Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold
Chanur's Venture by C. J. Cherryh
Hunting Party by Elizabeth Moon
The Demon Breed by James H. Schmitz
Native Tongue by Suzette H ... ... only marginally so.
4, 6, 7, 8, 9 are fantasy.
In my opinion.
I would classify both Left Hand of Darkness and Barrayar as science fiction.
On the subject of where to start with Cherryh: it kind of depends if you want to give her a try and not chew up a lot of your reading time ... ... books are all scifi. Are any of the others?
When I read The Left Hand of Darkness how should I classify it? Also, Barrayar?
Thanks for helping! :-)
... and Wooster stories, Sharpe books by Bernard Cornwell, Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny, and Cetaganda by Lois MCMaster Bujold. There you go. Now you are ready for another Vatta book or two. Or try a Lois McMaster Bujold (Barrayar for SF, The Curse of Chalion for fantasy) or try Jhereg by Steven Brust or Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman or Dark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne Jones. The last really ties in ... ... height="20" src="http://www.deffler.com/lt/number_5.gif"> : Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold
Science Fiction, Hugo Award
339 pages
Re-read
A discussion by Bujold says that there were six to seven ... ... a bunch of techies...there are always many opinions about anything having to do with science fiction.
I disagree that Barrayar won't make sense. I'm reading it right now and the backstory slowly comes out, which is fine. Her world-building in the first one was so thin that the reader's ... ... BUT since you have both books in the volume you have, you can compromise by reading the epilogue of SOH before starting Barrayar. 1. Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny
2. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
3. Miles Vorkosiganseries by Lois McMaster Bujold
4. Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
5. The Sandman series by Neil Gaiman
Maybe at some point there should be a "your next 5" thread. ...
If you prefer reading things in chronological order, start with Cordelia's Honor (or Shards of Honor and Barrayar if you're not reading the omnibus) - also good books, but with a slower pace and different flavor.
I'll also add my voice to Dragonriders of Pern - they were ... ... from all her other books, a near future vampire fantasy.
And again, I urge you to consider The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold for an excellent quality fantasy. The Snow Queen byJoan Vinge
The Merro Tree by Katie Waitman
Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold
The Quiet Invasion and Playing God by Sarah Zettel
In the Company of Others by Julie E. Czerneda
Harlan Ellison, the anthology Dangerous Visions
Damn ... ...
Joe Abercrombie's Last Argument of Kings
Elizabeth Bear's Hell and Earth
Carol Berg's Breath and Bone
Lois McMaster Bujold's The Sharing Knife: Passage
Mark Del Franco's Unshapely Things
Lorna Freeman's Covenants
Justina Robson's Keeping it Real
Ja ... ... fantasy. And don't miss P. C. Hodgell's series starting with Godstalk, truly original and one of my favorite books.
Lois McMaster Bujold's Chalion and Paladin of Souls are absolutely top-rate and look to be right up your alley in terms of themes. The third book, The Hallowed Hunt, ... ... books in isolation really don't do her justice. Rather than starting with her Hugo winners, I'd recommend starting with Barrayar or The Warrior's Apprentice, as the later books definitely build on these. Her fantasy, starting with The Curse of Chalion is excellent as well. Have you ... ... Devil - Anna Campbell - 5/5
Running Hot - Jayne Ann Krentz - 2/5
The Hallowed Hunt - Lois Mcmaster Bujold - 3.5/5
Barrayar - Lois McMaster Bujold - 4/5
Shards of Honor - Lois McMaster Bujold - 4/5
Lie to Me- Starr Ambrose - 3.5/5
Find Me - Debra Webb - 3.5/5
Whisper No Li ... ... the Crown by Robin McKinley
Flameweaver and Changeweaver by Margaret Ball
Chalion and Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
Dark Lord of Derkholm and Year of the Griffin by Diana Wynne Jones
Changer and Legends Walking by Jane Lindskold
Knee Deep in Thunder ... Speaking of Bujold, Cordelia in the first two Vorkosigan novels - Shards of Honor and Barrayar (or Cordelia's Honor in the possibly-more-common omnibus) is a pretty darn good one. There are interesting and strong women throughout the series, but those are the only two in which one is the ... ... Rainless Year--the wolf series didn't do as much for me)
Terry Pratchett
Neil Gaiman
Jasper Fforde
Garth Nix
Lois McMaster Bujold
Patricia Wrede
Patricia McKillip
Robin McKinley
Susan Dexter
Diana Wynne Jones
Diane Duane (Door Into series and Young Wizards)
... #154 The Sharing Knife: Horizon by Lois McMaster Bujold. This was an ARC--the book comes out next month. It was also the last of 4 books making up a single story arc. The first book explored the world and the relationship from Fawn's culture, the second introduced us to the Lakewalker culture. B ... #152 The Sharing Knife: Passage by Lois McMaster Bujold This is the third of 4 parts of a book, and I am expecting an ARC of the fourth book to come in a few days. I had been holding off on reading this until I had the last because it is all one connected story. So I'm not going to comment ... ...
4. Orson Scott Card - Ender's Shadow
5. Lois McMaster Bujold - Shards of Honour
6. Lois McMaster Bujold - Barrayar
7. Robert Charles Wilson - Spin
8.
9. Cordelia's Honor includes both books, Shards of Honor and Barrayar. So it is a one-volume edition of both.
Tad, I agree the series grows in depth and character as it goes on--one of the things I love about it--but many, many women readers of Bujold just have this thing about Cordelia--she ... ... one need like everything.
BTW, the answer to your #145 is that Cordelia's Honor is an omnibus of Shards of Honor and Barrayar. The knock-down/drag-out fight that ronincats and I were having (that was a joke) is over the fact that Shards of Honor was written early in Bujold's career and ... ... "newbie's" take on these books. If you read one not on my list and love it, let me know!
ronincats,
does that mean Barrayar can be found paired with Cordelia's Honor in one volume or are they separate volumes? If there is a one volume edition I'd like to get it because I will ... ... book (published and chronological) Shards of Honor as well as the later published, more mature, and second in chronology Barrayar. I thought it a good compromise between story and seeing the quality of writer Bujold becomes. And given the similarities in MusicMom's taste with mine, I still ... ... especially ronincats in this regard, but I wouldn't put Cordelia's Honor at this level; I'd be more likely to put Barrayar on the list if I was going to include Bujold in an "intro", which I'm not sure I would.
Here's some others you might consider...all well-regarded in the field:
... ... to go back and reread it. I'd suggest Shards of Honor next. But what a wonderful place to be in--having all the rest of Bujold's books in front of you to choose from!
Readafew--what do you think of the Orcs series? I've seen it on the bookshelves, but there are so many of that general ... I like the largely humanoid aliens in the Miles Vorkosigan series by Lois McMaster Bujold - the militaristic but surprisingly liberal Barrayarans, the sexually liberated Betans, the aristocratic Cetagandans, the space-adapted four-handed Quaddies, and more. ... of Honor would be a good place to start, keeping in mind that it was Lois' first book and her writing style matured a lot. Barrayar, the second book in the timeline, was written later in publication order and shows more of the mature writer. One of the things I love about Bujold's writing is ... I happened to read Barrayar first, just sort of by accident. It turned out to be a reasonable starting point. However, Shards of Honor would probably be a bit better as it takes place earlier in the timeline. #135 Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold, under discussion in the Bujold listserv, and I couldn't resist the re-read. ... Hodgson Burnett, Jane Austen, Neil Gaiman and Susan Cooper. Let me suggest some science fiction I think you'll enjoy.
Lois McMaster Bujold: Start with Shards of Honor and Barrayar (you can also get them in an omnibus Cordelia's Honor), then when you're hooked, go on to the Miles ... ... and Something Wicked This Way Comes about 12 years ago, most of my signed first editions are modern (Terry Pratchett, Lois McMaster Bujold, Robin McKinley). My only real find is out of genre. I picked up a first edition of the first volume of A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jes ... New books by Lois McMaster Bujold, Robin McKinley, Steven Brust, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Patricia Wrede and Terry Pratchett always get jumped to the top of the pile. Sharon Lee/Steve Miller, Jane Lindskold, Garth Nix, Diana Wynne Jones, Guy Gavriel Kay, Diane Duane (non-StarTr ... ... of how the nifty gadgets affect humans, both on an individual and a social level. A great example is Falling Free by Lois McMaster Bujold which is all about how genetic engineering to adapt to free fall causes adaptation in the social group as well.
Women authors? There are so many!
... #118 The Magicians and Mrs. Quent by Galen M. Beckett Brand new. Still digesting.
# 119 Komarr by Lois McMaster Bujold A re-read, been too long! #118 The Magicians and Mrs. Quent by Galen M. Beckett Brand new. Still digesting.
# 119 Komarr by Lois McMaster Bujold A re-read, been too long! #194 Shortride--First read of Shards of Honor or a re-read? And if a first read, be sure to go on and read Barrayar to see Cordelia really come into her own!
SpiraledStar--glad to see you tried out To Say Nothing of the Dog--isn't it great fun?
I'm reading The Magicians and Mrs. Quent, ... Lois McMaster Bujold, especially Falling Free
Robert Heinlein
Sherri Tepper, especially The Fresco
Spider Robinson, especially Callahan's Key
S. L. Viehl
EFT #110 Dreamweaver's Dilemma by Lois McMaster Bujold. I had wanted to fill in my Bujold collection with this book for a long time, and was glad that it finally became available at a reasonable price. This is a collection of short stories, novellas and essays. The best story is already reproduced ... ... Geoff Ryman
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Ash: A Secret History by Mary Gentle
Aztec Century by Christopher Evans
Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold
Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson
Camouflage by Joe Haldeman
Chasm City by Alastair Reynolds
Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
... ... sends me into stitches every time), I'd suggest the Vlad Taltos books starting with Jhereg by Steven Brust and Lois McMaster Bujold starting with The Warrior's Apprentice for the humor, and going back for the first two books after you are hooked on Miles. ... On a Time* by A. A. Milne
4/21 Charmed Spheres by Catharine Asaro
4/22 Sense and Sensibility* by Jane Austen
4/23 Barrayar* by Lois McMaster Bujold
4/24 Shards of Honor* by Lois McMaster Bujold
4/24 The Warrior's Apprentice* by Lois McMaster Bujold
4/25 The Vor Game* by Lois Mc ... ... some of my favorite s/f/fantasy rereads (I get to these every year):
1) Cetaganda, Ethan of Athos, Shards of Honor, Barrayar, A Civil Campaign, and Memory by Lois McMaster Bujold
2) Gate of Ivory by Doris Egan
3) Citizen of the Galaxy, Stranger in a Strange Land, Frid ... That would be my "comfort" books, pulled out when I'm tired and don't feel like exploring something new.
Lois McMaster Bujold-any and all
Elizabeth Moon-the first 3 of any of the series
Connie Willis-any but especially Bellwether
Sharon Lee and Steve Miller-Liaden books, any
Jam ... ... Lois McMaster Bujold
4. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
5. Les fantômes du cyberspace by Johan Heliot
6. Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold
7. Matter by Iain M. Banks
8. The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett
9. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-tim ... Book #5 & 6: Shards of Honor and Barrayar by: Lois McMaster Bujold -- finished April 29th, 2008
This is the first novel I've ever read from Lois McMaster Bujold. I decided to go at the highly recommended Vorkosigan saga in chronological order beginning with Miles' parents. Wow! Cordelia ... Finally finished Barrayar. Wow! Cordelia's Honor is the first novel I've ever read from Lois McMaster Bujold. I decided to go at the highly recommended Vorkosigan saga in chronological order beginning with Miles' parents. Amazing! Cordelia is one great heroine. I'm looking forward to getting to ... ... to set up the sequel. I guess it still remains to be seen as I am only now just starting the second half which is entitled Barrayar.
Cordelia's a fantastic heroine. Aral's interesting too... I somehow keep picturing a Sean Bean type. I'll post again when I finish Barrayar. ... by: Lois McMaster Bujold. It is comprised of two books, actually. The first is Shards of Honor and the second is Barrayar. So, does that make it books #4 and #5 on my fifty book challenge? :)
The Vorkosigan Saga was recommended to me by a friend as being fun sci-fi. These two books ... My favorite author is Lois McMaster Bujold.
After her, I find that I prefer (in no distinct order) James Alan Gardner, Dennis Danvers, and Robert J Sawyer.
All of the authors are simply great at characterization, tend to be good at humorous dialogue, and typically they avoid plot ... ... seeking acceptance (Harry Potter) or characters struggling with self-esteem issues. (Jennifer Roberson's Tiger or Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan).
If it has all of the above and an intimate, thoughtful involvement with death, necromancy, or an apocolyptic setting in which the ... ... have loaned them to - fast funny space opera with awesome characters and personalties
Start with shards of honour and barrayar
For anyone who does't know shards of honor and barrayar are available as a single volume Cordelia's Honor. It also has a quite interesting afterword. ... and trying, and bogging down again. I've read Cetaganda since, and the first Cordelia, and am currently bogged down in Barrayar.
I don't know - the scene in The Warrior's Apprentice where Miles comes down off the green stuff and Mayhew discovers that "...he's like that _all_the_time_?" ... I love LMB. Shards of Honor and Barrayar are near the top of my all time favorites list.
Everyone here seems to be disappointed about the turn to fantasy... LMB wrote The Spirit Ring ages ago. That's an excellent fantasy. And I liked the Chalion series. It's not among my all time ... ... because that's when I first met her at Worldcon in Chicago. I was 17 and it was my first con. It was just before her book Barrayar came out, and on the penultimate day of the con, my friends and I spotted some flyers lying around in the dealers' room, saying modestly that LMB would be selling ... ... delectable Miles) but she also wrote about his mom, the even more delectable Cordelia Naismith, in Shards of Honor and Barrayar.
Here's a great (and painstaking) chronology of the hugely popular Vorkosigan series: http://www0.epinions.com/content_4838039684
Then there's Damia and ... ... isn't much help. ;)
lilithcat, another example might be the movie version of Titanic.
I've now finished Barrayar and am on to Cetaganda. I'd already read the books between those two. I should have trusted Cordelia to handle the disaster well. ... example, the Miles Vorkosigan series mentioned in the first post were actually published out of order, meaning that Barrayar (the "second" book in the series) was actually about the fifth or so written.
So a lot of people reading the series originally had the same problem!
... I haven't yet read of the assassination attempt which put him in the physical condition he's in. Now I'm halfway through Barrayar and dreading it.
Anybody else suffer like this? ;) ... today, and I came away with 11 (eleven!) Miles Vorkosigan or related books by Lois McMaster Bujold:
Barrayar
Borders of Infinity
Brothers in Arms
Cetaganda
A Civil Campaign
Diplomatic Immunity
Ethan of Athos
Memory
Shards of Honor
The Vor Game
... ... erent.
Another good and different space opera series is Lois McMaster Bujold's Miles series - Warrior's Apprentice, Barrayar, The Vor Game...
though I guess you'd have to be more explicit as to what your issue was with A Deepness in the Sky - it has been awhile since I read that. ... question. I must have had a stroke or something, didn't see it earlier.
The series begins with Shards of Honor, then Barrayar, but I think the later books, which introduce Miles Vorkorsigan, the son of the protagonists in the first two books, are really much more fun. The first Miles ...
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