I already had the ebooks (downloaded them somewhere *sigh* after buying the DTBs). So, when I picked up Cryoburn at Baen, I went ahead and bought the rest of the series (ebooks). Good thing I didn't see your post before then jgaiser
- my resolution would have wavered
. She's probably the only fiction writer whose DTBs I'll continue to collect.
Bujold's my favorite author, no exceptions. Cryoburn is a true delight. I was a little worried after
Diplomatic Immunity (the weakest book in the series - by Bujold's standards - though not bad standing on its own). Cryoburn is definitely vintage Bujold - it has the manic energy of the earlier books, though I do miss Barrayar and the rest of the Barrayaran characters from
A Civil Campaign 
. I'd love to see some short stories or novels set on Barrayar again *sigh*. Well, there's still around a 100 pages to go so I'm hoping I at least get a glimpse of the usual suspects
.
A question for you
Sharing Knife fans. Every time I'm about to pick up one of her fantasy novels, I shy away at the last minute. A large part of what makes the Vorkosigan saga so enchanting to me is the brilliant humor. Do the fantasy novels lack this aspect entirely? I'm not a fantasy reader per se, but add a dash (or dollop) of humor and even fantasy becomes eminently readable
- Pratchett for instance [my personal preference only - I'm sure the genre has a lot to offer to other readers
].
Any advice, fellow Bujold readers? Does her fantasy writing share the same explosive energy (not in the sense of action so much as the narrative itself) and biting humor of the Vorkosigan saga? The slightest encouragement would suffice to send me running to the nearest bookstore