To start with, if you haven't yet read Shards of Honor, the first novel in the tales of Miles Vorkosigan (even though it doesn't actually feature Miles, it's about how his parents met), STOP, go back and read it before approaching Barrayar. You'll be glad you did. These two novels, written seven years apart, tell one complete story arc. How that came to be is an interesting story. Shards of Honor and Barrayar form the beginning...
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Barrayar is, chronologically, the second book in the Miles Vorkosigan series, though it was written after the first few books of that series came out. It continues the story of Miles' mother, Cordelia Naismith (though now she's married, so it's really Cordelia Vorkosigan). It ends with a very young Miles, neatly tying into the beginning of Miles' story (which is what the rest of the series is about). Barrayar won a Hugo...
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"Barrayar," winner of the Hugo award, is itself out of print, but available in the new paperback, "Cordelia's Honor," which also has "Shards of Honor." Both together are the story of Cordelia Naismith, a survey officer from civilized, polite Beta. She was first captured by, then married, Lord Aral Vorkosigan, "The Butcher of Komarr." "Barrayer" is the story of the incredible effect Cordelia had on Vorkosigan's warrior...
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I read this book a few years ago and I loved it!!! It has stayed with me and is singularly responsible for my love and respect for this author. I tend to enjoy books with good characterizations and this one is chalked full of it. I loved Cordelia Naismith, Aral Vorkosigan and Bothari. This book is powerful and every bit deserving of the awards it has received. Lots of intrigue, suspense and just plain superb writing...
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If you haven't read any of Lois McMaster Bujold's books then you are extraordinarily lucky. You may think this statement odd, since I rated _Barrayar_ a 9. You are lucky because you get to read them for this first time. I bought _Barrayar_ on a whim, read it in one day, then went out and bought everything else Bujold had written. This is a novel of people, not science or machines. Bujold's characters are well-drawn,...
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