Shards of Honor (Vorkosigan Saga ) (Cordelia Naismith)
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (897 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1433231921 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 399 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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Aral himself is caught in a web of political intrigue that has led to a recent attempt on his life. Little did she know that the enemy Barrayarans had chosen this place as their secret base for an as-yet undeclared war. 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.. Captain Cordelia Naismith of the Betan Expeditionary Force was on a routine mission to study the life forms on an uninhabited, neutral planet. Separated from her team, Cordelia is captured by Lord Aral Vorkosigan, the leader in charge of the Barrayaran mission. 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. Read by Grover GardnerShards of Honor introduces Barrayar and Ara
Will Mother ever understand? And can such an odd beast as love survive an interplanetary war? . And she wasn't really expecting to fall in love with a 40-plus barbarian known to cosmopolitan galactics as the Butcher of Komarr. Cordelia Naismith, Betan Survey Captain, was expecting the unexpected: hexapods, floating creatures, odd parasites She was not, however, expecting to find hostile humans on an uninhabited planet
"Inventive, engaging, and suspenseful" according to Mal Warwick. Commander Cordelia Naismith of Beta Colony is leading a scientific study team on an unnamed planet when she and a colleague become separated from the rest of the team. They witness their planetary shuttle taking off in the distance, only to discover that their base ca. Great Place to Jump Into the Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order #1) K Reviews First, a word about reading order. This book, Shards of Honor (or Honour) is sometimes labeled Vorkosigan #1 and sometimes #2. It's chronologically the second book in the series (Falling Free is about 150 years before it), but it was the first book in publication orde. Frank C. said Instant sci-fi classic. Love the Vorkosigan Saga! I haven't enjoyed a book series this much since Heinlein's "Future Histories" stories. While do I enjoy some of Bujold's other work (like the Sharing Knife series), it pales in comparison to the escapades of the Vorkosigan family (specificall