A review by plbmso
Cordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold

5.0

I am a devout fan of Lois McMaster Bujold, so when I say that Cordelia's Honor is my favorite of her work(s), (perhaps Curse of Chalion is up there too) you will know something about what I like to read, what I appreciate in a writer but little about Ms Bujold's mastery. Ms Bujold has created a person in Cordelia who is heroic in all the important ways. Compare her to Conan the barbarian, Ender, Mercedes Thompson, you name the rest and I defy you to find one of those characters whom you might like to sit down and have dinner and conversation with more than Cordelia. Yes I'd find her intimidating, but I think I could enjoy a conversation with her (or her author) nonetheless. Tolkien was famous for creating heroes whose actions proved their mettle; their courage was in their selfless deeds, making Cordelia fit the Tolkien bill nicely.