Lois McMaster Bujold
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 372 pages Rating: 4.29 | 21988 Users | 1222 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) #2) |
| Author | : | Lois McMaster Bujold |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 372 pages |
| Published | : | 2003 by Earthlight (first published January 1st 1986) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Space. Space Opera. Fiction |
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Between the seemingly impossible tasks of living up to his warrior-father's legend and surmounting his own physical limitations, Miles Vorkosigan faces some truly daunting challenges.Shortly after his arrival on Beta Colony, Miles unexpectedly finds himself the owner of an obsolete freighter and in more debt than he ever thought possible. Propelled by his manic "forward momentum," the ever-inventive Miles creates a new identity for himself as the commander of his own mercenary fleet to obtain a lucrative cargo; a shipment of weapons destined for a dangerous warzone.
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| Original Title: | The Warrior's Apprentice |
| ISBN: | 0743468406 (ISBN13: 9780743468404) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) #2, Vorkosigan Saga (Chronological) #4 |
| Characters: | Miles Vorkosigan |
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Ratings: 4.29 From 21988 Users | 1222 ReviewsAssess About Books The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) #2)
5.0 stars. Absolutely superb introduction to one of the top 10 best SF characters ever created, Miles Vorkosigan. Highly recommended.Wonderfully fun!The Warriors Apprentice is book two in the Vorkosigan Saga by publishing date, but I think it is actually book three, following the two books Shards of Honor and Barrayar chronologically in time. Shards of Honor and Barrayar show how the character Miles Vorkosians parents meet, and why Miles has a deformed body. The rest of the series after these two books follow Miles primarily in his adventures. Miles clearly is a rascal character similar to Hans Solo of the Star Wars movies,
Impossible or preposterous are words Miles Naismith Vorkosigan neither understand nor wishes to master. I found The Warriors Apprentice incredible, hilarious and poignant all at the same time. With every page turned, you will live a spectacular adventure along with Miles (only offspring of Aral and Cordelia Naismith of Shards of Honor) and a delightful group of supporting characters. Its a perfect example of Lous McMaster Bujold brilliant, inspired writing. Instead of suffering and limiting
This unfortunately didn't do it for me. Oh, sure, it's a heist novel (sort of) that is still better written than many others and it was only really slow at the beginning I guess (well, the first 30-40%). However, nobody is criticizing Bujold's craftmanshift. No, my beef is with with the characters, mostly. Even the (former) military personnel was stupid beyond belief. To say nothing of the rest. I can make allowances, of course - initially, for Elena, who simply wanted to get off planet ONCE in
*sigh* I really wanted to like this book, but... (That disappointed baby is effing adorable though, so I guess this review won't be ALL bad.)Well, it wouldn't be ALL bad anyway. I wanted to like this so much. I liked the idea of this book much more than I liked the actuality of it, actually. I feel like I've been disappointed with almost everything I've read lately, and I was really hoping for this to just wow me, for it to make me want to put everything else on hold and read the series and just
You can't step in the same river twice, and this SF coming-of-age novel reads very differently in my 40s than it did in my 20s. Frankly, it's even better now than the beloved treasure it used to be. The Warrior's Apprentice is a comedy in the Shakespearian sense: while frequently laugh-till-you hurt hilarious, it's a rich study of character and culture.Shakespeare would've loved young Miles, who's a goodhearted Richard III, if one can imagine, an off-the-leash lunatic with a gift for persuasion,
Having just finished "Shards of Honor" and "Barrayar", I simply couldn't wait to pick up the first book in the Miles Vorkosigan series. Unfortunately for me, it seems Mrs. Bujold has shifted tones when going from Cordelia to her son Miles.Where Cordelia's novels were sometimes funny, sometimes inclined to the romantic, but as a whole well-crafted and dramatic, "The Warrior's Apprentice" feels more like a running joke. It seems Mrs. Bujold has decided she would show Miles is human by making him
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