Started: 31 December 2012
Finished: 5 January 2013
Pages: 422
"Ivan you idiot!" is a recurring refrain throughout the Vorkosigan series. Now, Ivan gets his day in the sun, and we get to see how he manages for himself when his hyper-active, hyper-intelligent, and hyper-successful cousin Miles is busy elsewhere.
How does it work? It's nice to get a different angle on the Barrayarian universe. Frankly, I found the last two Miles books sub-par. Lois McMaster Bujold has a living to make of course, and the Miles series is both a familiar haven and a sure way to make a few bucks. But now that Miles is grown up, through his career crisis, and safely married, the zing has gone out of his adventures.
Does a book focused on Ivan revive the series? Well, if you weren't already a devotee, I don't think this one would inspire you to read all of the rest. But Lois McMaster Bujold can still write a more entertaining story on her bad days than most can pull off on their good days, so I'm not sorry I picked it up.
****If this entire review is entirely puzzling, it just means that you aren't a devotee of science fiction adventure series..... Dont' worry, there's "Nothing to see here" .....****
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