The Vor Game

Executive Summary: I think this is probably my favorite book of the series so far. After a bit of a slow start I really enjoyed the rest of it.Audiobook: Grover Gardner does another great job. He's made some of the less interesting books easier to get through. He doesn't do many voices but he seems like a great fit for Miles.Full ReviewI've always been someone who prefers to read long-running series in publication order rather than chronological or “recommended” order. For this series that has meant a bit of up and down. This is the sixth book I've read and most of the other five were in the 3-3.5 range. This was a solid 4. I definitely enjoy Miles as a character. I'm a little uncertain where this book slots in compared to some of the others I've read. It seems like it's set before [b:Brothers in Arms 296182 Brothers in Arms (Vorkosigan Saga, #5) Lois McMaster Bujold https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1353351698l/296182.SY75.jpg 1808918]. I guess that would be the benefit of reading these chronologically rather than publication order. All I know is I seem to enjoy him more and more as the series goes on.From the description I had thought we were going to spend time with him during the academy. I love a good school trope. However it turns out this essentially starts with his graduation. I found the beginning a little slow but once it got going, I was hooked.I thought there was a lot of good character development. I also enjoyed the stuff with Gregor. I'm a little fuzzy on the details about Miles history with the Dendari fleet, but I feel like I haven't yet read about his first encounter with them yet.Overall this was a solid book, and since I already own [b:Barrayar 61905 Barrayar (Vorkosigan Saga, #7) Lois McMaster Bujold https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1397151220l/61905.SY75.jpg 3036422], I'll probably jump into that soon. I'm a bit reluctant since that's set after [b:Shards of Honour 61903 Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1) Lois McMaster Bujold https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1392767899l/61903.SY75.jpg 9673658] which I didn't particularly enjoy, but the consensus seems to be that it's a much better book.