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Shards of Honor

By: Lois McMaster Bujold
Narrated by: Grover Gardner
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Summary

Captain Cordelia Naismith of the Betan Expeditionary Force was on a routine mission to study the life forms on an uninhabited, neutral planet. Little did she know that the enemy Barrayarans had chosen this place as their secret base for an as-yet undeclared war. Separated from her team, Cordelia is captured by Lord Aral Vorkosigan, the leader in charge of the Barrayaran mission. Aral himself is caught in a web of political intrigue that has led to a recent attempt on his life. As the two strangers struggle together across the unfriendly terrain of the foreign planet toward Aral’s ship, they discover that their greatest danger may be the romance inconveniently developing between them, on the brink of a war that will divide their peoples more strongly than ever.

Recognized as the current exemplar of character-based science fiction, Bujold debuts her beloved Vorkosigan saga with this tale about the future parents of Miles Vorkosigan.

©1986 Lois McMaster Bujold (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Fantasy Fiction Science Fiction
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Critic reviews

“[Bujold] gives [her] characters enough emotional depth, and enough sense, to raise their story beyond cliché.”

“Shards is a worthy effort and worth reading for any fan of SF romance.”

“One of SF’s outstanding talents.”

“The Vorkosigan Saga is a classic work of space opera military sf that contains several books that are also marvelous sf romance. Shards and Barrayar could also be classified as military romance, while A Civil Campaign is a Regency romance set in this far-flung, intergalactic empire.”
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This lady author can really compose a good story.
I did think as this was labelled Book 2, it was going to be a continuation but it was a totally different yarn.
Nonetheless, I found it most absorbing.

Very Enjoyable

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I really enjoyed the female protagonist focused storyline, with a plot that kept me guessing. The reading was quite enjoyable, the only thing I have to critique would be that on occasion distinguishing between characters was not obvious. On the plus side though, the reading of female characters was well done, something that can very much be a hit and miss by male narrators.
Overall, very enjoyable, going to happily start the next book by Lois McMaster Bujold!

Love a good female protagonist in Sci-fi

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Better than Barrayar but that is not saying much. Cordelia’s romance could have been done better than the worst Mill and Boons writer.

Only for people who want to read every book in the series.

3.5 stars really.

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I love this book, always have
But the performer was terrible. The emotion that the book is describing is completely lost in his reading.

Great boom terrible performance

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Whenever I'm feeling in need of cheering up, this (and the even better sequel) are my go to books. I love the developing relationship between Cordelia and Aral. The art of falling in love with the "bad" guy, making concessions for a relationship and knowing when to draw the line.

While all the Vorkosigan books are good, for my money they reach great when the characters from these two books turn up to make Mile's life difficult.

One of my favourites.

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