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Summary: Excellent!
Review: A wonderful addition to the Miles Vorkosigan adventures, "Memory" lets us into the lives of a few other recurring characters in some unexpected ways. I was somewhat saddened by the changes that take place in his life, but the new paths that open up to him by the end are quite.... interesting, to say the least. (And he's finally managed to out-perform his father! Go, Miles!!!)All in all, a wonderful read for any who are already fans. For those who aren't, this probably isn't the place to start, but you'll wind up here soon enough: once Miles has you in tow, he's *very* hard to escape. (*grin*)
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Summary: LMB's bad premise poisons an otherwise stellar novel.
Review: Well written but the device used to change Miles' from Star Hopping Merc to Planet bound grub was unacceptable, unbelievable, and unworthy.
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Summary: A rich, warm book, complete in itself.
Review: Miles is a wonderful character and I found his growth in this book to be captivating reading.
One of the things I like most about this and Ms. McMasters-Bujolds other books is that they are complete stories, not cliffhangers or the volume between the first and third. I look forward to more stories about the same characters but am not starved for completion on this story.
Memories has many characters that are moving emotionally and growing forward in their own universe. It was a great read each and every time I've read it. ( and I've read it many times now).
I also am looking forward to what happens next. Go Lois Go.
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Summary: A logical progression
Review: Miles finally reaches the point where forward momentum just isn't enough any more. This book will put you through an emotional yo yo ride. The scene at the end of the book between Miles Naismith, Miles Vorkosigan, and Quinn is worth the price of admission alone. Highly recomended.
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Summary: Different than expected, as good as can be.
Review: I just finished the hardcover. Thanks to the author for p. 158. I think everyone will need to read page 158 sooner or later but you have to read the earlier books first. While Shards of Honor is excellent for many readers (female?) to begin with, I recommend male readers to start with Warrior's Apprentice, and get to know Miles first. THEN you'll want to know his parents!
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Summary: And I thought the others were good!
Review: My opinion of Bujold just keeps skyrocketing. She can always find something knew, and knows what to put a character through and how to make them come out. This time she outdid herself. Bujold does all the things other authors can't seem to even pull off... and she does them well. Perhaps I'm overdoing it. I think not. Bujold has created wonderful characters in Miles (very much Miles!), Illyan, and even Ivan. They're people I'll never forget... because I'll read this book over and over again, and hang on every word while I look eagerly to the next.
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Summary: Bujold's Best Book Ever
Review: This book takes Miles to new territories, both mentally and socially when he has to come to terms with being cashiered from Imperial Intelligence. We meet a number of characters from old stories, most notably Duv Galini from _Brothers in Arms_. Not only Miles is allowed to develop - always a plus with Ms Bujold; even Ivan is shown to have a good brain and active conscience! All in all a highly recommended book.
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Summary: A change of Direction
Review: Just when you might think you know where this series is going, it takes a nice twist. This novel is both and ending and a new begining for Miles in many ways. It will be interesting to see how the series devlops from here on in.
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Summary: Miles grows up.
Review: by Don Lowry.
Bujold has done it again! This series of books about the Vorkosigans keeps getting better and better . How this latest addition to the ongoing saga would strike someone who has not read its predecessors is hard to say. (Start with Shards of Honor, if possible.) But for those who have read at least most of them, this has to be one of the three or four best of the bunch. It does not have as much action as many of the others, but makes up for that lack in plot, and especially in characterization. This is not just space opera. This book is "literature!" (And I liked it anyway!) Halfway through this book, her central character, Lieutenant Miles Vorkosigan of Barrayaran Imperial Security, alias Admiral Miles Naismith of the Dendarii Mercenaries, ceases to be an adolescent out on a lark, and becomes a responsible citizen of the Empire. And yet his story remains highly entertaining to follow. Bujold showed from the start an ability to create characters of unusual depth and reality, and yet she has greatly outdone herself here. If you have read all of the prequels, by all means, do not fail to read this book. If you have not read the prequels, what are you waiting for? SF doesn't get any better than this
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Summary: Good read for adults and older children
Review: Ms. Bujold has created a most unlikely character in Miles Vorkosogian. By all of his cultural standards, Miles should be a failure. In a culture that demands physical prowess, he has none. Miles learns early that he cannot play by the rules his society expects. So, Miles develops cunning, double dealing, and ethics (charitably described as flexible) as his tools to play his game. Where other protagonists use strength, speed, some intelligence, Miles uses his mouth (and what a weapon it is!).
This particular book is a watershed event in the life of this character because the author has apparently closed the page on his military career. The angst of Miles and his constant groping with his purpose and meaning make his character as interesting as the plot. I highly recommend this book.
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