shards of honour by lois mcmaster bujold

Shards of Honor is, as far as I understand, the author’s first book, the one that starts the Vorkosigan Saga even though it takes place before the main character of the series, Miles, is even born ( Shards is the story of how his parents met).įirst of all: It is of utmost important to note that, unlike many readers, I have come to read this novel without the strong influence or expectations of having read any of the other (purportedly much better) novels in the series. So, this is my first ever encounter with the works of Lois McMaster Bujold and I fear it was probably the wrong place to start. Stand alone or series: Vorkosigan Saga, #1 The Nebula award-winning FALLING FREE precedes it by internal chronology in the same future history. Bujold’s SHARDS OF HONOR is the first book in her SF universe to feature the Vorkosigan clan, followed by the Hugo award-winning BARRAYAR. A science fiction romance by a Hugo and Nebula Award winning master. Aral and Cordelia survive countless mishaps while their mutual admiration and even stronger feelings emerge. When Cordelia Naismith and her survey crew are attacked by a renegade group from Barrayar, she is taken prisoner by Aral Vorkosigan, commander of the Barrayan ship that has been taken over by an ambitious and ruthless crew member.

We’ll give our opinions regarding the book, then we’ll ask YOU to join in. We’re treating this review as a straight-up, simple review with Ana’s and Thea’s takes. This month’s OSW Readalong pick is Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold.

In March 2013, we asked YOU for your favorite old school suggestions – and the response was so overwhelmingly awesome, we decided to compile a goodreads shelf, an ongoing database, AND a monthly readalong/book club.

What better way to snap out of a reading fugue than to take a mini-vacation into the past? We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and Shiny (and often over-hyped) books. Old School Wednesdays is a weekly Book Smuggler feature.

Shards of honour by lois mcmaster bujold