Brothers in Arms
Ratings35
Average rating3.8
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Ratings35
Average rating3.8
A NEW EDITION OF BOOK 9 IN THE WILDLY POPULAR VORKOSIGAN SAGA. NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR WITH 2.5 MILLION BOOKS IN PRINT. Miles Vorkosigan is having enough trouble keeping his two identities separate—the charismatic Admiral Naismith of the Denarii Mercenary Fleet and a Vor lord of the Barrayan aristocracy—when assassination attempts begin. But are his enemies after Miles Naismith or Lord Miles Vorkosigan? As if things weren't bad enough, the problem of split identities becomes even more confused when a clone of Miles is discovered . . . About Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan Saga: "The pace is breathless, the characterization thoughtful and emotionally powerful, and the author's narrative technique and command of language compelling. Highly recommended."—Booklist "[The Warrior's Apprentice] would work just fine . . . as the introduction to the series as a whole. I suspect that anybody who reads one will be as charmed as I was and want to pick up the rest."—SF Site "If you love solid space opera rooted in strong character, you can't go wrong . . . The Warrior's Apprentice already displays the craft and the heart which would soon make Lois McMaster Bujold one of the most feted talents in SF."—SF Reviews About Vorkosigan series entry Diplomatic Immunity: “Bujold is adept at world-building and provides a witty, character-centered plot, full of exquisite grace notes . . . fans will be thoroughly gripped and likely to finish the book in a single sitting.”—Publishers Weekly The Vorkosigan Series in Story-based Chronological Order Falling Free Shards of Honor Barrayar The Warrior's Apprentice The Vor Game Cetaganda Ethan of Athos Borders of Infinity Brothers in Arms Mirror Dance Memory Komarr A Civil Campaign Diplomatic Immunity Captain Vorpatril's Alliance Cryoburn Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen
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Another good read in the Miles Vorkosigan series. [a:Lois McMaster Bujold 16094 Lois McMaster Bujold https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1377313786p2/16094.jpg] never fails to give good value. There is a reason she has won so many Nebula and Hugo awards.
I became a Bujold fan on reading her fantasy stories set in the World of the Five Gods, and I'm catching up only slowly with the Vorkosigan Saga, which suits me less well on the whole, although I do like some parts of it.On first reading, I found this book readable and gripping, although it's part of Miles's military career, which I like less than his later civilian career. It also introduces his clone Mark, a tormented and difficult character, because of his unfortunate upbringing.Its main value to me is as background history to some of the later books ([b:A Civil Campaign 12779339 A Civil Campaign (Vorkosigan Saga, #12) Lois McMaster Bujold https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1446998868l/12779339.SY75.jpg 1093445] in particular), which I've already read and which I like better.
Executive Summary: I thought this started slow, but once it got going it got a lot better. So far it's probably the second best of the series. 3.5 stars rounded up.Audiobook: Grover Gardner once again does an excellent job with the narration. He does a variety of voices and Full ReviewI decided to read this book in publication order rather than chronological or the author's suggested order (which I think is basically just chronological). Up until now, I didn't feel like I was missing anything. This time, I found myself struggling to recall if I forgot a bunch of details from the last Miles book. However it appears that when she originally wrote this book she decided to jump ahead in time a fair bit after [b:The Warrior's Apprentice 61906 The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2) Lois McMaster Bujold https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1170597854s/61906.jpg 2792] and the went back later to fill in the details. I still plan to stick with publication order, but time jumps have been a bit jarring.So far I've found this series good, but not great. I do find Miles and his mercenary band far more interesting than the other books I've read so far. Thankfully it looks like the next book sticks with him.I don't really remember the supporting cast. I don't know if that's due to my own bad memory or the time jumps. I did struggle with with the start as I was trying to get my bearings and Miles just seemed to be sitting around stuck on Earth with very little of interest happening.Once I got back up to speed and the main plot got going, thing went along at a pretty good pace. I have a few more books already in this series on audible, so I plan to keep going for a bit, but I'm waiting for one of these books to really wow me.
Series
16 primary books23 released booksVorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) is a 23-book series with 17 primary works first released in 1986 with contributions by Lois McMaster Bujold and Bujold.
Series
16 primary books23 released booksVorkosigan Saga (Chronological) is a 23-book series with 17 primary works first released in 1986 with contributions by Lois McMaster Bujold and Bujold.
