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Originally Posted by fjtorres
The first volume, CORDELIA'S HONOR (Shards of Honor/Barrayar) sets up the bulk of the series. If you need to read one before committing to the full set you need to be exposed to Miles himself and he only shows up in the second volume, YOUNG MILES (Warrior's Apprentice/Mountains of Mourning/The Vor Game). For most people MOUNTAINS OF MORNING alone does it.
If you think you can commit to the full series by its (well-deserved) rep alone, then starting from CORDELIA'S HONOR is recommended as the elder protagonists tower over the entire series, even when not present.
The way the series is structured, I fully expect the focus to extend to the next generation of Vorkossigans soon.
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Oh, I hope we see action from the next generation!
I was going to suggest the volume "Borders of Infinity" ... Which has Miles in a hospital bed, recollecting past exploits. The first one is "Mountains of Mourning", which indeed usually grabs people! The third one is the one I ran into online, which grabbed me, the single tale "Borders of Infinity" (yes, confusing, so make sure you are buying a volume of 3 tales, not just the single tale -- tho that alone is worth it too!).
Then go back and start with his mother, to learn where he gets his chutzpah & charisma.
. Baen had them all on a CD at one point, tho that was when volume "Cryoburn" was sold as a hardback. I bought that, just to get the CD.