Helpful Score: 2
So many books I thought I reviewed. And yet another one I didn't.
According to my notes, I read it late last year - a birthday present to myself. And its the last of the Vorkosigan books. I won't bother recounting what its about - the cover blurbs and wikipedia do far better jobs of that.
Sadly, this was only a decent book for the series. It felt, well, off. Supposedly, and she wrote Cryoburn in honor of Jim Baen's passing and I think it shows. Like Diplomatic Immunity in that regard, where the opposition is as deep over their heads as Miles frequently is. To be honest, they felt like folks who'd gotten lucky, not like any serious threats. It'd have been a darn sight more interesting if there were puppetteers behind the opposition - Jacksonians, or some new threat.
It was also a departure from her formula of "What's the worst thing I can do to Miles?" and I think it shows for that.
As a meditation on family and responsibility though, its good and what helped push it up into 3½ stars for me.
Ah well. The Coda was worthwhile.
According to my notes, I read it late last year - a birthday present to myself. And its the last of the Vorkosigan books. I won't bother recounting what its about - the cover blurbs and wikipedia do far better jobs of that.
Sadly, this was only a decent book for the series. It felt, well, off. Supposedly, and she wrote Cryoburn in honor of Jim Baen's passing and I think it shows. Like Diplomatic Immunity in that regard, where the opposition is as deep over their heads as Miles frequently is. To be honest, they felt like folks who'd gotten lucky, not like any serious threats. It'd have been a darn sight more interesting if there were puppetteers behind the opposition - Jacksonians, or some new threat.
It was also a departure from her formula of "What's the worst thing I can do to Miles?" and I think it shows for that.
As a meditation on family and responsibility though, its good and what helped push it up into 3½ stars for me.
Ah well. The Coda was worthwhile.
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