
Memory
A Miles Vorkosigan Novel
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Grover Gardner
Thanks to his quick-thinking staff and incredible artistry from a medical specialist, Miles' first death wasn't his last. But it does take some recovery, a fact he has been reluctant to admit. When he makes the mistake of returning too soon to military duty, he finds himself summoned home to face the Barrayaran security chief, Simon Illyan.
But Miles' worst nightmares about Simon Illyan are nothing compared to Illyan's own nightmares. Under suspicion himself, Miles must seek out the answers to Ilyan's nightmares or see the inevitable destruction of Imperial Security and, with it, the Empire.
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Critic reviews
"Science fiction at its very best!" (Rave Reviews)
"As ever with Bujold, Memory is a delight!" (Locus)
"Bujold fans of long standing will justly hail [this] as a masterpiece that contains some of her finest prose and characterization. Bujold continues to prove what marvelous genius can create out of basic space operatics." (Booklist)
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Excellent! Fun!
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Great book
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Excellent story, some bad pronunciations
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The narrator, Grover Gardener, is as always, superb. I congratulate the Ms. Bujold for sticking with the same narrator throughout her entire series. So many authors change a great narrator as soon as they gain acclaim. The practice is incredibly irritating for the readers and I've quit reading series because of the practice.
That said, I have my personal favorites in her Vorkosigan space opera series I rank Memory
one step down from the above 2 books. I rate this as one of very few 5 star books and absolutely worth the credit.
P.S. My favorite part....both the Emperor, Gregor's, courting/marriage to his Komarran Bride he steals from Dove and Illyan.
One of the Author's Best!
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Vorkosigan finally
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You could probably skip the whole 18 hour slog of Mirror Dance and go directly into this one without missing much. I sort of wish I had.
Light years better than Mirror Dance
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One of my favorites in the saga
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The book, coming directly after _Mirror Dance_, is in some ways one of Bujold's best, and in others one of her most frustrating. The opening premise is difficult to sit still for, it's so uncomfortable: good writing, but not a pleasant experience. Once the initial, excruciating premise plays itself out, the book becomes far more engaging, and contains some of Bujold's best character work and writing. The problem is that for many readers, the central mystery is terribly transparent, and it's hard to spend hours (or a couple hundred pages) waiting for the certified super-genius to ask the question which occurred to the listener/reader after five minutes. The fact that this manages to be one of her best novels *in spite* of that says a great deal about the deft competence of the writing. Bujold is is one of those satisfying writers who make fandom pay off by getting better and better with age. _Memory_ so far exceeds the meager competence of the earliest Vorkosigan books that it's in a whole separate class. The only things which made the early books worth reading and rereading were the humor, the dialogue, and the characterization. _Memory_ has all that, and solidly good writing besides, with just that one little failure of suspense to put a crimp in its style.
Good. Almost great, but in the end - good.
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Best series I've read in years
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If you expect action, you will be mostly disappointed. If you wanted more Miles, you definitely get it, and maybe more than you wished for.
The storyline without giving much away: Miles is not fully recovered from his death when because of that he makes a horrible mistake. A mistake which is compounded with him trying to hide this mistake from his Imperial masters. When they do find out, Miles has got to re-invent himself. He does find his identity by doing what he does best: helping his dearest friends by pushing on where others would give up. By following up on hunches and thinking through its logical causes and consequences. This story gives you more of the familiar people in the background, like Illyan, lady Alice Vorpatril and to a lesser extent, Ivan and Gregor. And that is a good thing.
Well worth the read for a more mature audience.
Turning point for Miles
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