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Maybe next time I skip the omnibus version

Miles Errant by Lois McMaster Bujold

June 23, 2023 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

There should be a content warning for the Mirror Dance section of Miles Errant; there were some mildly graphic descriptions of highly unpleasant things, mostly torture. I’m also learning that maybe the omnibus editions aren’t the best idea, at least for me. “The Borders of Infinity” doesn’t really fit narrative-wise with the other two novel/las (Brothers in Arms and Mirror Dance) even if they are apparently chronologically in order. Overall, for all three stories, there are some things of interest, but almost as many problems […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: brothers in arms, lois mcmaster bujold, Miles Errant, mirror dance, space adventure, The Borders of Infinity, vorkosigan saga

CoffeeShopReader's CBR15 Review No:54 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: brothers in arms, lois mcmaster bujold, Miles Errant, mirror dance, space adventure, The Borders of Infinity, vorkosigan saga ·
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Orientalism, Cultural Alienation, and Clones

November 14, 2017 by vel veeter 2 Comments

Crocodile on the Sandbank – 3/5 Stars If you haven’t read this book, it’s a little hard to fully understand how to categorize it. It’s very British-feeling, even though it’s written by an American author. It’s very British-loving to be sure. It reads almost like a mystery novel, but it’s not entirely a mystery. Instead, it’s most close to a few of the antecedents mentioned in the book itself. It styles itself after HR Haggard adventure tales, but in a less buxom/masculine kind of way. […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: brothers in arms, ceremony, Crocodile on the Sandbank, elizabeth peters, leslie marmon silko, lois mcmaster bujold

vel veeter's CBR9 Review No:456 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: brothers in arms, ceremony, Crocodile on the Sandbank, elizabeth peters, leslie marmon silko, lois mcmaster bujold ·
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