A review by titusfortner
Miles, Mystery, and Mayhem by Lois McMaster Bujold
5.0
This book is a collection of two novels and a novella.
Cetaganda is my favorite, and worth 5 stars for that alone. Miles trying to figure out a mystery while learning about a completely alien culture reminds me of Asimov's robot novels (which are amongst my favorites of his). Thoroughly enjoyable.
Ethan of Athos is an interesting tale in the Vorkosigan universe, but without Miles as the protagonist. I'll admit to missing that character. The story is engaging with an interesting perspective on social options as a result of a revolutionary technology.
Labyrinth is my least favorite of the three. Perhaps the novella was too short to provide enough plot for me. Either way I felt that the focus of the book was a little skewed toward parts of the plot that I found uninteresting.
Cetaganda is my favorite, and worth 5 stars for that alone. Miles trying to figure out a mystery while learning about a completely alien culture reminds me of Asimov's robot novels (which are amongst my favorites of his). Thoroughly enjoyable.
Ethan of Athos is an interesting tale in the Vorkosigan universe, but without Miles as the protagonist. I'll admit to missing that character. The story is engaging with an interesting perspective on social options as a result of a revolutionary technology.
Labyrinth is my least favorite of the three. Perhaps the novella was too short to provide enough plot for me. Either way I felt that the focus of the book was a little skewed toward parts of the plot that I found uninteresting.