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| Title | : | Brothers in Arms (Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) #5) |
| Author | : | Lois McMaster Bujold |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 338 pages |
| Published | : | November 27th 2001 by Baen Books (first published January 1989) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Space. Space Opera |
Lois McMaster Bujold
Paperback | Pages: 338 pages Rating: 4.21 | 13923 Users | 502 Reviews
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A buddy read with Choko and Maria. In the last novella (chronologically) the Dendarii mercenary fleet took some serious beating and manage to get a mighty Empire seriously pissed off. The result: there was a really nice juicy reward for Miles Vorkosigan aka Admiral Naismith and the fleet had to escape into a remote peaceful place for much-needed repairs. From the moment I began reading the series I wondered what happened to good old mother Earth.
Here my question was finally answered as the remote peaceful place happened to be our own planet - its future version that is. Miles being Miles, he stumbled right in the middle of conspiracy involving his own Empire; a long way from it I might add. Once again because this is Miles we are talking about this happened to be his least significant problem. His payment for the last job disappeared somewhere and he had no money to pay for the repairs and medical treatment of his injured crew.
He also had to keep himself and his alter ego Admiral Naismith as two separate people; it would take pages and paged if I try to explain the complications resulting in people realizing these two are the same person. So he had what he thought a brilliant idea and explained that Admiral Naismith is his illegal clone. This brought even more severe (and almost lethal) unexpected complications to Miles' life.
My personal opinion is that this is one of the weakest books of the series so far. I almost gave the book 3 stars, but some events in the very end made me raise the rating and believe me: I grumbled a lot doing it. It seems my low opinion is echoed by at least one of my buddy readers as Maria mentioned 3 stars as well.
You might have guessed the good parts: interesting plot, great characters, and equally great locations (hey, I think our planet is severely underrated in a lot of space opera books). My job here is to talk about weak parts. Miles brooded too much for my tastes and these parts brought aforementioned exciting plot to a screeching halt.
There was one cliche of literature used which was old at the time they began writing The Epic of Gilgamesh. We all know and really hate this one: a good guy captures a bad guy after lots and lots of troubles, looks at him, takes a pity and lets the baddy go only to get stabbed in the back by him a couple of pages later. One example of such would be Elric of Melniboné; I am sure any reader can come up with his own.
The set up of this book gives me an idea I can predict exactly what would happen in the next one and somehow it lowers my enthusiasm about that read. I hope I am wrong though.Describe Books As Brothers in Arms (Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) #5)
| Original Title: | Brothers in Arms |
| ISBN: | 0671697994 (ISBN13: 9780671697990) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) #5, Vorkosigan Saga (Chronological) #8 |
| Characters: | Elli Quinn, Ivan VorPatril, Miles Vorkosigan |
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Ratings: 4.21 From 13923 Users | 502 ReviewsWeigh Up Epithetical Books Brothers in Arms (Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) #5)
Miles Vorkosigan and his alter ego, Admiral Naismith, are closely intertwined in this story--sometimes it's as confusing for the reader as it is for Miles, but Bujold certainly handles it deftly. Then she adds to the confusion! It never occurred to me that Miles's comment to the reporter about there being a clone of him would turn out to be true, and a clone planned & paid for by Komarrans--never saw that coming!Interesting tidbits that stood out for me: Miles's realization that giving Elli**edit 11/26/13My advice regarding the Vorkosigan Saga boils down to this: go read them. All of them. I suggest starting with The Warrior's Apprentice--and no, this isn't one of my usual careless suggestions to jump midway into a series; it's recommended by Bujold herself. And now, onwards to Brothers in Arms!In Miles Vorkosigan's most recent mission as his alter-ego Admiral Miles Naismith of the Dendarii Free Mercenaries, he was sent undercover to rescue one important man from a Cetagandan
Well, as always, it was entertaining and fun and I barely have something more to say about it that others haven't said before (I'm looking and pointing at you, Evgeny!). The lazy beast has taken over me again... :DP.S. Worst Cover Gallery is here though! Hmmm, this is probably the most boring edition of Gallery.
So I settled down to read the first book in an omnibus with warm fuzzy feelings, and was not disappointed. I'd read a book further in the series, so I knew about Mark, but, of course, not the details about where he had come from. Knowing more or less how it came out did not spoil the book for me - in fact, it made it more interesting. How do we get from here to there? That's often far more interesting than what twists are coming up next.Note: The rest of this review has been withdrawn due to the
Right, let's catch up with the Vorkosigan books. I'm up to Memory now and probably won't be able to hold on much longer before reading even further, so best post a couple of reviews before they all become muddled in my mind.It's not long after the rescue mission told in the wonderful Borders of Infinity, and Miles and the Dendarii mercenaries decide to make a pit stop on good old Earth. There are some necessary repairs to be made, plus, Miles thinks it's a good idea to be somewhere he can keep
Another solid entry in the Vorkosigan Saga. This book made me quite a fan of Dove Galeni, so I hope he makes a reappearance later in the series.
Buddy read with Choko and Evgeny.If I have to be completely honest this should have a 3 star rating. However I gave it a bonus star because it introduces one of my favourite support characters in the series - Duv Galeni. Following the events of Dagoola and another operation soon after it the Dendarii are in a desperate need of some down time and to repair the damaged equipment. As a result they end up on Earth - the cradle of human civilization. And because this is Miles a simple repair job and
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