About this title: Relive the adventures of Miles and Mark in the first of The Vorkosigan Series. "Bujold has created two of the most engaging, interesting, complicated protagonists in science fiction . . . readers will enjoy this book". VOYA.
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Description: Acceptable. Book shows wear to cover edges and spine. Spine has creases. Corners bent/rounded. Cover may have folds or creases. Otherwise in good reading condition. read more
Description: Very Good. 0671720872 Mass Market Paperback, Condition: Very Good; this book is in very good condition with light curve to the spine / light reading creases to the covers. read more
Description: Very Good. 0671720872 Mass Market Paperback, Condition: Very Good; this book is in very good condition with light discoloration due to aging and other light wear. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Baen Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780671655747ISBN:0671655744
Description: Alan Gutierrez. Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition paperback book very good with some spine creasing. Small store stamp inside cover. read more
Description: Very Good. 0671720872 Mass Market Paperback, Condition: Very Good; this book is in very good condition with light discoloration due to aging and other light wear. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Baen
Date Published: 5/1996
ISBN-13:9780671720872ISBN:0671720872
Description: Illustrated by Alan Gutierrez, Cover Art. Good. 0671720872. Bright, glossy cover, clean, tight pages. Books have no spine creases, does have slight tilt, and some rubbing wear on edges with very small chips on upper spine corners. 3rd in VORKOSIGAN SAGA. In the wrong place, at the wrong time, for the wrong reasons. She even wore the wrong uniform; Cordelia Naismith, Betan Expeditionary Force, had been hurried into battle still wearing her old tan Astronomical Survey fatigues. Now, captain of a ... read more
Edition: First edition. PBO
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Baen
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780671655747ISBN:0671655744
Description: Gutierrez, Alan. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Signed by author. VG+ 313 p. 1st edition, paperback original from Baen, 1986. SIGNED W/BRIEF INSCRIPTION BY LOIS MCMASTER BUJOLD! VERY GOOD PLUS. Alan Gutierrez cover art. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Nesfa Pr
Date Published: 2000-07-01
ISBN-13:9781886778207ISBN:1886778205
Description: NEW. Hardcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9781886778207. read more
Binding: Spoken Word MP3-CD
Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc
Date Published: 2009-05-01
ISBN-13:9781433231933ISBN:143323193X
Description: NEW. Spoken Word MP3-CD. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9781433231933. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The NESFA Press
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9781886778207ISBN:1886778205
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Binding: MP3 CD
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9781433231933ISBN:143323193X
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Edition: First Hardcover
Binding: Hard Back
Publisher: The NESFA Press, Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9781886778207ISBN:1886778205
Description: Fine/Fine. 1886778205 Signed by Author A beautiful collectible copy of the first edition (stated), signed by the author on the title page. There are no signs of prior use at all. A mylar Brodart cover protects the jacket against future wear. read more
Description: Good. Ex-Public Library. Unabridged. Presented on 7 audio cassette tapes. Tapes play fine. Usual library stickers and stamps. Save a tree-buy used.. read more
Binding: Audio Cassette
Publisher: Readers Chair
Date Published: 1996-12
ISBN-13:9781885585004ISBN:1885585004
Description: Very Good. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. Has one small sticker on case. Buy with complete confidence! ALL BY BUYERS ARE ENTRERED IN DRAWING AT END OF MONTH FOR FREE $5 GIFT CERTIFICATE. B2S1. read more
Edition: First Cloth Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: NESFA, Framingham
Date Published: 2000
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Signed by Author 1st cloth edition, with additional material not in previous editions, SIGNED, Fine in Fine DJ. read more
Edition: First edition. 1st printing.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Nesfa Press
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9781886778207ISBN:1886778205
Description: Cherry, David A. New in new dust jacket. 1st hardcover edition from NESFA press, 2000. 1ST PRINTING! NEW IN DJ. Jacket art by David A. Cherry. read more
Binding: Spoken Word Compact Disc
Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc
Date Published: 2009-05-01
ISBN-13:9781433231902ISBN:1433231905
Description: NEW. Spoken Word Compact Disc. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9781433231902. read more
"This series needs a disclaimer: it's not squeaky clean, but it's such a great story with honorable characters.
Miles Vorkosigan books in chronological order:
Falling Free (I haven't read this one) Shards of Honor Barrayar (Shards of Honor and Barrayar are now published in a book called Cordelia's Honor?) The Warrior's Apprentice "The Mountains of Mourning" in Borders of Infinity The Vor Game Cetaganda Ethan of Athos (I would skip this one) "Labyrinth" in Borders of Infinity "The Borders of Infinity" in Borders of Infinity Brothers in Arms Borders of Infinity Mirror Dance Memory Komarr A Civil Campaign Diplomatic Immunity"
"What I really enjoyed about this book were the characters. They were not your usual hero/heroine. Cordelia was very down to earth and usually unflappable and Vorkosigan was not your typical 'handsome' leading man. She was attracted to him for his personality and his values, which I thought was very refreshing. I really look forward to reading their further adventures.
I also want to mention the frequent dry humor, it was quite subtle and sometimes surprising and fitted well with the mood of the story."
"Far less well written than Bujold is capable of. Don't get me wrong, there were some fine character moments, especially early on, while Cordelia and Aral were first getting to know one another. But much of the latter half of the story felt meandering, as though she was trying to meet a contractual obligation or didn't know how to connect to later story elements.
I hate to say these things about such a fine author as Bujold, whose fantasy is truly outstanding for the genre. This book, on the other hand, lacks the battle sequences that make military sci-fi and/or space opera great. The writing is (merely) on par with David Weber, but without the fireworks. That this was written relatively early in her career doesn't surprise me. There are inklings of the brilliant character insights and relationships that grace her later work. Bujold is learning to be great at this point.
Excepting the aforementioned characters, none were well fleshed out at all, and no proper villain has emerged. It has the feel of just getting things set up, defining 2 disparate cultures and characters. I'm going to keep going with the Vorkosigan series with the expectation that it gets better."
"SF. Commander Cordelia Naismith, captain of a Betan astronomical survey team (it's never really made clear what her job is beyond her title, though that fast becomes irrelevant), gets abducted/captured at least twice in 200 pages and also falls in love.
This gets off to a slow, lumpy start, the dialogue ponderous and the characters stiff, but eventually Cordelia becomes rather awesome. She's strong and good at getting herself out of trouble and even has a sense of humor. I don't really buy the romance between her and Vorkosigan; it's ridiculously abrupt and seems more like Stockholm Syndrome than love, but, whatever, it's kind of sweet near the end.
Three stars. If this wasn't part of a series, I think I'd be more frustrated by how flimsy this book is, but at least this way I have the hope that things might get good soon. I keep hearing they do!
Warning: This book contains violence and sexual assault. It's not explicit, but could be upsetting for some."
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