A review by wildflowerz76
Cordelia's Honor, by Lois McMaster Bujold
5.0
8/7/11 - Shards of Honor: I've put off reading these books for quite a while. See, in general, I'd say that general SF doesn't appeal to me. But I keep being proved wrong, so perhaps I'll have to let go of my preconceived notions. The Vorkosigan Saga was published originally in about 17 different books. They've been consolidated over the years and now you can't find most of the books on their own, but in omnibus editions. You'll also get a different answer from anyone you ask as to the order you should read the series. Technically, Shards (about Cordelia) and The Warrior's Apprentice (about Miles, Cordelia's son) were published in the same year. The second Cordelia book wasn't published until 5 years later, meanwhile 5 other books about Miles were published. I'm going off a suggested reading order from a friend. Anyway, I'm counting these as separate books and posting all reviews under the omnibus edition. Anyway, on to the actual book, yes? I really enjoyed this one. I should have known that I would. I loved Bujold's The Curse of Chalion and Paladin of Souls. I also liked the first in her Sharing Knife series. I was slightly confused by the last chapter and how it related. I'm about 50 pages into the next one and I'm still not quite sure what the last chapter was all about. Oh well. I look forward to reading much more.
8/9/11 - Barrayar - The difference between Barrayar and Shards is very easy to see. Shards introduces the characters, but is much more of a combat novel. There's slight romance, but nothing overt. Barrayar was more of a political novel. We get much more romance between the main characters as well as the supporting cast. I found it funny that Cordelia and Vorkosigan's "courtship" was so not romantic and touchy-feely, yet Cordialla's extremely interested in Drou and Fou's potential relationship to the point of distraction. I loved how Cordelia's seriously kick-ass. I've got some library books to read next, but I can't wait to get to Young Miles!
8/9/11 - Barrayar - The difference between Barrayar and Shards is very easy to see. Shards introduces the characters, but is much more of a combat novel. There's slight romance, but nothing overt. Barrayar was more of a political novel. We get much more romance between the main characters as well as the supporting cast. I found it funny that Cordelia and Vorkosigan's "courtship" was so not romantic and touchy-feely, yet Cordialla's extremely interested in Drou and Fou's potential relationship to the point of distraction. I loved how Cordelia's seriously kick-ass. I've got some library books to read next, but I can't wait to get to Young Miles!