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Shards of Honor (Paperback)

by Lois McMaster Bujold (Author)
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd; Reprint edition (1 April 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0671720872
  • ISBN-13: 978-0671720872
  • Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.4 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 778,404 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Discovering a web of disception and intrigue by her government, Cordelia Naismith, a captain in the Betan Expeditionary Force, negotiates a peace settlement with Lord Vorkosigan.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Setting the Record Aright, 2 Dec 2002
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I write this primarily to note to others browsing for an excellent read (which this book most certainly is!) that it is NOT, however, a Star Trek novel of any sort. _Shards of Honor_ is Lois McMaster Bujold's first published novel, and the stage-setter for the rest of her extraordinary Vorkosigan series. It's a marvelous book from a master storyteller and will certainly whet the reader's appetite for more, more, more... though not to worry, there *are* (many more, that is!). The complete Vorkosigan saga is, to date, up to the fourteenth volume.

Also, the rather anemic-sounding synopsis doesn't begin to describe it, either accurately or with any real sense of the page-turning treat it truly is. Merely recommending that you "Read this book, it will delight you" isn't quite enough, in my opinion; the better phrase would be: "Meet these people, you will come to love them as among the best of fictional friends you will ever know."

Did you note that this edition is marked unavailable? Well, not to disappoint. Browse for _Cordelia's Honor_, which is an omnibus edition containing both _Shards_ and the novel which immediately follows it in the series timeline, _Barrayar_.

Do, really. Then make room in your bookshelves for all the others. In fact, clear that space as soon as you order--you're going to need it.... ;D

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars an old friend, 8 Nov 2002
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This is a book that I return to time and again, and it's worth it every time. You can read it on so many levels, thumping good sci-fi, the characters are real ppl, the politic challenges, the differing societies. This wasn't the first Bujold book I read, but it is the one I read most often. I like Miles and the books about him, but I love Cordelia, and I return to her as I do to many old friends, to check out aspects of my own life.
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Words fail me . . ., 2 Jan 2001
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This review is from: Shards of Honor (Hardcover)
Well, obviously not as you're reading them now, but read on - this book is simply stunning. The depth of character development is amazing; Bujold's literary style allows the reader to sympathise with the main 'personae dramatis' effortlessly. It is also by turns dryly hilarious, heart-wrenchingly moving and cleverly thought-provoking. The best praise I can give this book is that when I first bought Shards Of Honour, it quite literally kept me up all night until I finished it! Verily, I say unto thee: do not allow doubts to sway your decision - buy this book NOW.
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Bujold's greatest strength is also her greatest weakness: she doesn't explain anything. A master of 'show don't tell', she drops facts into dialogue and situation set up and lets... Read more
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