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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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He was shaken by an unwelcome insight. Lives did not add as integers. They added as infinities.

Mirror Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold

May 19, 2019 by vel veeter 2 Comments

This is a reread of this book, which I first read about 5 or 6 years ago. This is also me listening to the audiobook read by Grover Gardner, whom I love, but is an acquired taste. He’s the voice of the Vorkosigans for me now. Also, this was inspired by reading Jo Walton’s rereviews of the books in What Makes this book so great? And like with her book, you should expect a lot of these. Spoilers. The last book previous to this one […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: lois mcmaster bujold, mirror dance

vel veeter's CBR11 Review No:274 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: lois mcmaster bujold, mirror dance ·
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