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fjtorres · 11-05-2011, 09:05 AM

+1 to MOUNTAINS OF MOURNING.

A lot of people miscategorize the early Vorkosigan books as military SF and Barrayar as a glorification of militaristic culture. Both are merely superficial reads.

From the very beginning Bujold was playing a very diferent game and what she hints at in the other books is laid bare in MOUNTAINS. You can't really appreciate Miles or Barrayar without reading it.

Another key illumination of Bujold's milieau is CETAGANDA, free in the CRYOBURN promo from the FIFTH IMPERIUM. Also highly recommended. But then, so is the entire series.

That CRYOBURN CD is easily one of the best freebies BAEN has released.

11-05-2011, 09:05 AM	#58
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	+1 to MOUNTAINS OF MOURNING. A lot of people miscategorize the early Vorkosigan books as military SF and Barrayar as a glorification of militaristic culture. Both are merely superficial reads. From the very beginning Bujold was playing a very diferent game and what she hints at in the other books is laid bare in MOUNTAINS. You can't really appreciate Miles or Barrayar without reading it. Another key illumination of Bujold's milieau is CETAGANDA, free in the CRYOBURN promo from the FIFTH IMPERIUM. Also highly recommended. But then, so is the entire series. That CRYOBURN CD is easily one of the best freebies BAEN has released.