The first one chronologically is Cordelia's Honor, which is a good book (or two books in one anthology), but it's about Miles's parents and Miles is the star of all the others. Personally, I love Cordelia and always start with her book for a reread, but I could see some people really liking Miles more than his mother or vice versa, in which case it's not a really good test of the series.
If you want to jump right into the Miles books I'd suggest starting with Young Miles (The Warrior's Apprentice is the first book in the anthology), which is chronologically the first Miles book and has some things that are referenced through out the series that you probably don't want to miss.
FYI: The only book missing from the free ones is Memory, which is an important book for the series but book 9 chronologically and also a ways in for publication order too.
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If you want to jump right into the Miles books I'd suggest starting with Young Miles (The Warrior's Apprentice is the first book in the anthology), which is chronologically the first Miles book and has some things that are referenced through out the series that you probably don't want to miss.
FYI: The only book missing from the free ones is Memory, which is an important book for the series but book 9 chronologically and also a ways in for publication order too.
Oops! Hit the wrong button. This was supposed to be a reply to the Vorkosigian series read order.