on why you should be reading the Vorkosigan books

[xparrot]

The bro (who just finished "Labyrinth" and came up giggling, "Miles is a furry!") describes the entire series thusly: "Unstoppable force meets immovable object - and then they have a kid."

(I've finished Memory and started on Komarr - if Memory isn't my very favorite then it's definitely in the top 3 or so...I have such a hard time picking favorites, would need to reread the series to decide, but yeah, I totally get why everyone loves Memory - so much <3!)

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[gnine.livejournal.com]

*snicker* I love our brother! And yes, that is a rather accurate description...^_-

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

It fits so perfectly!

[sara-tanaquil.livejournal.com]

I haven't read the Vorkosigan books (yet -- I downloaded the first few ebooks on your recommendation!), but have you read the Amelia Peabody series of mysteries by Elizabeth Peters? (The first is Crocodile on the Sandbank.) It could be described rather similarly. ^__^ (Ramses!)

If you haven't, most definitely check out the first in the series, which is still one of my favorite books of all time.

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Hee, yes, that's a great series - I don't think I've read the last few books in it, but the rest are a blast! (Ramses is rather luckier in love than Miles... ^^)

[jlvsclrk.livejournal.com]

The Vorkosigan books are the best! I think Miles gets much better with age.

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Young Miles is a blast, but yeah, he really comes into his own as he grows up, doesn't he? ^^

Bujold

[jx-walker.livejournal.com]

I love Miles, but Cordelia is my favorite.

Re: Bujold

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Cordelia is made of well-nigh infinite awesome - for me she might lose to Miles only due to less volume of story, but I adore pretty much every moment she has! ^_^

[spatz.livejournal.com]

"Unstoppable force meets immovable object - and then they have a kid."

*cackles* Tell him I am stealing that, because I can never describe the series in a succinct way to new people. I end up flailing around and prefacing with Barrayar's history and then I've lost them.

Memory is amaaaaazing, definitely one of my favorites still. What did you think of Illyan and Lady Alys? *g* Have you gotten to A Civil Campaign yet?

(...Sorry, I know this is an old post, I swear I just came by to check on Thaw and then my not-so-inner MVK fangirl pounced.)

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Memory might be my favorite as well! Not sure yet, I haven't finished the series yet...I'm mostly through Diplomatic Immunity, was planning on posting when I was done but then kept getting distracted and haven't finished it yet.

Illyan & Alys are darling (most especially for Ivan's reaction to it, HAW, oh Ivan!) And A Civil Campaign was amaaaaazing (omg the dinner party scene, howling out loud! yay for the butter bugs!) I might love this series most for its humor...it's so unusual in the hard scifi genre, but it works so well, makes the characters so human and lovable for it...

(and hi, welcome! There will be more Thaw soon, possibly tomorrow if I get on the writing ball now - so glad someone's interested! ^^)