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| Original Title: | Cordelia's Honor |
| ISBN: | 0671578286 (ISBN13: 9780671578282) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) #1 & 7, Vorkosigan Saga (Chronological) #2 & 3 |
Lois McMaster Bujold
Paperback | Pages: 596 pages Rating: 4.37 | 11831 Users | 564 Reviews
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In her first trial by fire, Cordelia Naismith captained a throwaway ship of the Betan Expeditionary Force on a mission to destroy an enemy armada. Discovering deception within deception, treachery within treachery, she was forced into a separate peace with her chief opponent, Lord Aral Vorkosigan - he who was called "The Butcher of Komarr" - and would consequently become an outcast on her own planet and the Lady Vorkosigan on his. Sick of combat and betrayal, she was ready to settle down to a quiet life, interrupted only by the occasional ceremonial appearances required of the Lady Vorkosigan. But when the Emperor died, Aral suddenly became guardian of the infant heir to the imperial throne of Barrayar - and the target of high-tech assassins in a dynastic civil war that was reminiscent of earth's Middle Ages, but fought with up-to-the minute biowar technology. Neither Aral nor Cordelia guessed the part that their cell-damaged unborn son would play in Barrayar's bloody legacy. This edition includes an author's afterword, and a chronology of the events in the Vorkosigan Saga series. Cover art by Gary Ruddell.
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| Title | : | Cordelia's Honor (Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) #1 & 7) |
| Author | : | Lois McMaster Bujold |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 596 pages |
| Published | : | September 7th 1999 by Baen (first published November 1996) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Space. Space Opera. Romance. Fantasy |
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Ratings: 4.37 From 11831 Users | 564 ReviewsComment On About Books Cordelia's Honor (Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) #1 & 7)
Shards of Honour - 3.5 Stars This was a fun start to an interesting series. The main characters were likeable and interesting (especially the gradual reveal of Vorkosigan's past) and the plot was fast-paced, filled with a series of exciting adventures. The world-building was solid but nowhere near as ambitious, intriguing and memorable as the first book in the other sci-fi series I have experience with (Hyperion). The secondary characters were for the most part also not particularly remarkableAs I finish up listening to this series I couldn't help but go back and start a reread of the first two omnibus editions; both first read several years ago.Shards of Honor is still a book that does not do the series that follows justice. It is disjointed, jumps in time without transition (though at least it avoids tedious filler of unimportant events) and lacks the mix of humor and serious later books have. Bujolds ability to give characters real personality shines early though. Barrayer though
Cordelia's Honor is, I believe, what the introduction to the Vorkosigan Saga was meant to be - Shards of Honour and Barrayar as one complete story. I can not imagine reading the two, completely separated by numerous other books and short stories, as they are when read in publication order. I am curious as to how either made sense "alone", especially with Shards of Honour being so sparse in its detail and storytelling.
I first read this book about 8 years ago, and it remains one of my all time favorites.Cordelia's Honor is actually a compilation of two of Lois McMaster Bujold's earlier books, Shards of Honor and Barrayar. It is part of the Vorkosigan saga, but I had not read any of the others when I first read this one. The book is told from the point of view of Cordelia Naismith, Captain of a Betan Survey ship. While on survey, her crew is attacked by a band of Barrayans, led by none other than Aral
Cordelia is on a planetary expedition when she is taken captive by Lord Vorkosigan. Their unexpected romance brings her to planet Barrayar where politics prove seriously life-threatening to them and their unborn son.I have long heard that Bujolds Vorkosigan series was a good series. I knew she wrote military sf, which never sounded good to me. But I thought that I should give Bujold a try; so many patrons and friends have mentioned her in glowing terms over the years. In creating a recent
It is a good thing that these two books are joined in one volume. The first book, Shards of Honor is by far the weaker book; however, when taken with Barrayar, it works.Honor sets the stage by introducing the reader to Aral and Cordelia. These two would be lovers are from different, quasi warring, planets - Barrayar (a.k.a. Sparta) and Beta (a.k.a. Athens). I found Honor to be the weaker novel. The major problem I had was I just didn't by the fact that Aral and Cordelia were in love, deeply in
A great story of clashing cultures, betrayal, force vs cunning. I kept reading this book until five in the morning. :)
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