How is it already the middle of June?! It was like winter just ended a couple of months ago- Oh, wait. It did just end in April after hanging around for an extra several weeks. And now it's already the middle of 2018 and summer is about to officially begin. Where does the time keep … Continue reading Mid Year Freak Out Tag
Miles Vorkosigan
Book Review- Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen
Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen (Vorkosigan Saga, Chronological #16) by Lois McMaster Bujold Science Fiction First published in 2016 From Goodreads: Cordelia Naismith Vorkosigan returns to the planet that changed her destiny. FUTURE IMPERFECT Three years after her famous husband's death, Cordelia Vorkosigan, widowed Vicereine of Sergyar, stands ready to spin her life in … Continue reading Book Review- Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen
Book Review- Cryoburn
Cryoburn (The Vorkosigan Saga, Chronological #15) by Lois McMaster Bujold Science Fiction 345 pages First published in 2010 From Goodreads: Kibou-daini is a planet obsessed with cheating death. Barrayaran Imperial Auditor Miles Vorkosigan can hardly disapprove—he’s been cheating death his whole life, on the theory that turnabout is fair play. But when a Kibou-daini cryocorp—an … Continue reading Book Review- Cryoburn
Sunday Sum-Up
Now that fifth winter has begun... Seriously. It was 80°F and humid on Friday. We were expecting wind and thunderstorms, and in certain parts of the southeastern corner of the state, people were on the lookout for tornadoes. Meanwhile in the western part of the state, there was a blizzard that hit us yesterday. Not … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up
Book Review- Diplomatic Immunity
Diplomatic Immunity (Vorkosigan Saga, Chronological #13) by Lois McMaster Bujold Science Fiction 367 pages First published in 1999 From Goodreads: A rich Komarran merchant fleet has been impounded at Graf Station, in distant Quaddiespace, after a bloody incident on the station docks involving a security officer from the convoy's Barrayaran military escort. Lord Miles Vorkosigan … Continue reading Book Review- Diplomatic Immunity
Book Review- A Civil Campaign
A Civil Campaign (Vorkosigan Saga, Chronological #12) By Lois McMaster Bujold Science Fiction 544 pages First published in 1999 From Goodreads: Miles Vorkosigan has a problem: unrequited love for the beautiful widow Ekaterin Vorsoisson, violently allergic to marriage after her first exposure. If a frontal assault won't do, Miles thinks, try subterfuge. He has a … Continue reading Book Review- A Civil Campaign
Book Review- Komarr
Komarr (Vorkosigan Saga, Chronological #11) by Lois McMaster Bujold Science Fiction 384 pages First published in April 1999 From Goodreads: Komarr could be a garden with a thousand more years' work, or an uninhabitable wasteland if the terraforming fails. Now, the solar mirror vital to the terraforming of the conquered planet has been shattered by … Continue reading Book Review- Komarr
Book Review- Memory
Memory (Vorkosigan Saga, Chronological #10) Lois McMaster Bujold Science Fiction 509 pages First published in 1996 From Goodreads: Forced to abandon his undercover role as leader of the Dendarii Mercenaries, Miles Vorkosigan persuades Emperor Gregor to appoint him Imperial Auditor so he can penetrate Barrayar’s intelligence and security operations (ImpSec). Simon Illyan, head of ImpSec … Continue reading Book Review- Memory
Sunday Sum-Up
Happy Easter, I guess? I'm not religious, so I'd honestly forgotten Easter was coming up until I was invited to two get-togethers. So assuming the current snowstorm doesn't get completely nasty, I have a busy afternoon ahead of me. Yes, a snowstorm on the first day of April. This is Nebraska, after all. The calendar … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up
Book Review- Mirror Dance
Mirror Dance (Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold Science Fiction 560 pages Published in 1995 From Goodreads: The dwarfish, fetally-damaged yet brilliant Miles Vorkosigan has more than his share of troubles. Having recently escaped an assassination plot whose tool was a brainwashed clone of himself, Miles has set the clone, Mark, free for a new … Continue reading Book Review- Mirror Dance
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