tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post752779839076904480..comments2024-01-30T20:01:01.316+00:00Comments on Science Fiction & Fantasy: Review: Barrayar by Lois McMaster BujoldAnthony G Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00798830903236765181noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post-4888202676905457872007-09-09T16:37:00.000+01:002007-09-09T16:37:00.000+01:00IMHO, this is one of the lesser books in the serie...IMHO, this is one of the lesser books in the series (I was very surprised that it won a Hugo Award). Also, I think you'd have liked this one better if you'd known who some of the next generation would be (like Miles' cousin Ivan). That's the problem with reading them in chronological order, rather than by publication date. By the time this book was published, her fans knew what names to look for. But admittedly the early books are 'light-weight' compared to the later ones, so who knows what's really best?<BR/><BR/>The next in the series, The Warrior's Apprentice, is where Miles is really introduced. This is the actual beginning of the series. It's lots of fun, but not very deep (like Shards of Honor). And you're never going to find unusual SF elements in these stories. They're all very much character-driven.Bill Garthrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552459555883204060noreply@blogger.com