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Summary: One of the Most Engaging Books I've Ever Read
Review: Lois McMaster Bujold is bar-none, the best science fiction author in terms of characterization. This is by far the most engaging book I've read in a while. There is so much to love about this book: the fleshing out of the character of Mark, the return in a big way of Cordelia Naismith Vorkosigan one of my favorite characters in this book series, some additional fleshing out of Emperor Gregor. I didn't think she could outdo Barrayar but, witness Mirror Dance. It was action packed but somehow the real strength of this book lies in the characterization as well as a plot that is both thoughtful and intriguing. If clones are inevidible, McMaster Bujold brought out a lot of legal and moral questions that are also inevidible about their treatment and use. Cordelia's quick acceptance of Mark as a son because in her mind he was sired by her and Aral. Aral's reluctant treatment of Mark, due to societal perceptions and a "hijacking" of his son's DNA-- a not so easy acceptance of the this clone as his son. I cannot even begin to address the moral and ethical ideas brought about by their trips to Jackson's Whole. I could write an essay on the ideas and implications from this book. I will just end this review and say, this book is exceptional to any thinking person. Get it and read it, by page 10, you won't be able to put the book down. It was that good!!!
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Summary: This Hugo awarding novel shows Bujold at her finest
Review: Mirror Dance remains my favorite Bujold book to date. I highly recommend reading Brothers in Arms before reading Mirror Dance. If you do not want spoilers, do not read the back of the mass market edition of Memory. Mirror Dance also remains the most epic of Bujolds books, containing her space fleets, Dendarii commandos, and political intrigue. This book justifies why Locus Magazine readers voted Bujold the third most important author of the nineties.
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Summary: Be prepared for a monster journey with these characters!
Review: Never having been a fan of Sci-Fi novels, I was persuaded to read the first novels in the Vorkosigan Series, by someone who claimed they are not hard-core Sci-Fi, but Space Opera novels. How true. Bujold writes about her characters first and foremost and plotline a close second. Mirror Dance had me reading non-stop from the very beginning. Usually, I am not one for sitting down to read all day, but I just had to with this novel, for the character development and plot arcs were just amazing and so unbelievably intriguing. This was the first book I've read, which caught me re-reading the end of a chapter, over and over and over again, for fear of going on to the next page. Why was I afraid? I didn't want those soul-shattering, heart-breaking words to be true...the plot turns in this novel are so crucial to the series and so amazingly unexpected, I am left feeling dazed and have nowhere else to go, but to read on. Fantastic work on Bujold's part here. No other author compares, especially given the intricate plot and all the wonderfully crafted characters' development throughout this novel and the whole series. If you want to read a story filled with action, space combat missions, honor, human error, the fiercest type of love there is, AND be taken on a self-discovery journey with the characters, it doesn't get any better than this.
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Summary: Be prepared for a monster journey with these characters!
Review: Never having been a fan of Sci-Fi novels, I was persuaded to read the first novels in the Vorkosigan Series, by someone who claimed they are not hard-core Sci-Fi, but Space Opera novels. How true. Bujold writes about her characters first and foremost and plotline a close second. Mirror Dance had me reading non-stop from the very beginning. Usually, I am not one for sitting down to read all day, but I just had to with this novel, for the character development and plot arcs were just amazing and so unbelievably intriguing. This was the first book I've read, which caught me re-reading the end of a chapter, over and over and over again, for fear of going on to the next page. Why was I afraid? I didn't want those soul-shattering, heart-breaking words to be true...the plot turns in this novel are so crucial to the series and so amazingly unexpected, I am left feeling dazed and have nowhere else to go, but to read on. Fantastic work on Bujold's part here. No other author compares, especially given the intricate plot and all the wonderfully crafted characters' development throughout this novel and the whole series. If you want to read a story filled with action, space combat missions, honor, human error, the fiercest type of love there is, AND be taken on a self-discovery journey with the characters, it doesn't get any better than this.
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Summary: Great Book
Review: This book is so far the best book made by LMB. Iv already read it 3 times in a months tim
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Summary: Bujold's best
Review: This is in my own opinion the very best of an excellent series. It has every thing it need to be a success it does in parts tend towards the dark and heavily introspective, but only when character appropriate. I really can't say to much without giving the book away so I only have two words left to say: BUY IT!
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Summary: Bujold's Best
Review: This is Lois McMaster Bujold's best book to date. I recommend reading The Warrior's Apprentice (omni Young Miles) and/or Brothers in Arms (omni Miles Errant) before preceding to this book, but it's not impossible to start here, and this does surpass both. There is a lot I could say about this book, but I'd just be wasting your precious time. Give it a shot, and try to read at least a hundred pages before giving up.
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Summary: 6 stars: One of the best SF books of all time
Review: This is not hyperbole --- I'm a pretty jaded reader when it comes to SF, but this is in a class by itself. I *had* read the other installments in the series so I knew the background, yet the book stands on its own. Exquisite attention to plot detail, elegant prose, very "alive" characters. If you want to start with the series next, I'd suggest to buy "Cordelia's honor" (which is the two first novels, "Shards of honor" and "Barrayar" in one volume) next. After that you'll probably buy the entire series.
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Summary: Probably the best of the series
Review: This is one of my favorite books of the Mile Vorkosigan series -- although it's just as much a Mark Vorkosigan book. Lois McMaster Bujold has a reputation for writing "fun and fluffy" SF adventure. This book proves that she can go beyond that. She has always gone beyond "fun and fluffy," but not everybody was taking notice. The gloves are off with this book. There are plenty of dark moments. Characters we care about our hurt, both physically and mentally. Miles and Mark are both put through the wringer -- but they come out better men because of it. If your idea of an SF novel is something with an exciting plot and identifiable characters... come on in! On the other hand, if you're into wacky novels about Elvis clones worshipping computers in the near future, you already know this isn't your cup of tea. So when does Ivan get his book?... Anne M. Marble Reviewer, All About Romance
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Summary: Probably the Best of the Vorkosigan Series
Review: This is probably the best book in the whole Miles Vorkosigan series. Interestingly, most of the book is written not from Miles' perspective, but from Mark's. Whereas Bujold merely introduced Mark in the previous book, "Brothers in Arms," in this book she fleshes him out (both literally and figuratively). This book also sets the stage for what's coming up in the next book, "Memory." So, whatever you do, don't miss this book. Not only is it essential, but it's also great.
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