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Greatly enjoyed!

Revisado: 07-16-24

This is the first book to release since I caught up with the series last year, loved it! Hope to hear more of Otta and Atto’s story in the next.

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Maybe my favorite in the entire series

Revisado: 07-09-24

It’s hard to pick a favorite Vorkosigan book but this one is certainly vying for first. I don’t know if LMB is planning on writing any more in this series, if this ends up being the final installment I think it’s quite fitting conclusion. There’s something special about starting and ending with Cordelia.

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Fitting conclusion to the story

Revisado: 05-30-24

Love this series and the final installment did not disappoint in the slightest! I’ve heard Palmer is cooking up more stories in this universe and I await them eagerly.

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Absolutely fantastic

Revisado: 04-19-24

If you are a fan of Naomi Novic’s Uprooted and Spinning Silver, you’ll love this too.

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A perfect prequel

Revisado: 02-23-24

These books are full of warmth and have been absolute delights to listen to. I hope Travis continues to write new installations set in this world <3

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Not like the first book

Revisado: 03-21-22

Despite starting where the first book left off, this one feels like it was written by a completely different person. The politest thing I can say is that this book doesn’t pass the Bechdel test. Some of the things Ish said to the women in this book made me really uncomfortable. Sucks because I really enjoyed all the characters in the first book. If you’re looking for a space opera series to read, maybe try the Vorkosigan Saga or the Finders series instead :)

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Rough start for a great series

Revisado: 12-22-20

Read these books as a kid and am re-reading as an adult, I adore this series and know it gets better and better as it goes. This first book is a bit rough though. Bobby is not a very sympathetic protagonist in this book, he’s a whiny privileged white boy jock, nothing to be done about that. Keep reading deeper into the series to watch his character growth, but more exciting is that you get to know more about all the wonderful other worlds and travelers, that’s more than enough incentive to push past the first book!

There was an excessive amount of fat shaming, which I didn’t expect going into this re-read and was really disappointed to see. The character in question had many negative traits (she’s a villain), but all descriptions of her (from Bobby’s perspective) hyper fixated on her weight and how disgusted he was by it. It was super not okay! This kind of casual fat shaming is the stuff that gives kids weight complexes for the rest of their life. It truly frustrates me to see this kind of thing in young adult books, booms should inspire confidence in young readers not take it away.

Not a huge fan of William Dufris’ narration, but I listened to a lot of these books as a kid and can confirm you get used to him a couple books in.

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