Barrayar (Vorkosigan Saga, #7)

336 pages

English language

Published Feb. 18, 2003

ISBN:: 978-0-7434-6841-1
Goodreads:: 61905

(1 review)

Barrayar is a science fiction novel by American writer Lois McMaster Bujold. It was first published as four installments in Analog in July–October 1991, and then published in book form by Baen Books in October 1991. Barrayar won both the Hugo Award for Best Novel and the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel in 1992. It is a part of the Vorkosigan Saga, and is the seventh full-length novel of the series, in publication order. Barrayar is a direct sequel to Bujold's first novel, Shards of Honor (1986), and the two are paired in the 1996 omnibus Cordelia's Honor.

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73pctGeek reviewed Barrayar (Vorkosigan Saga, #7) by Lois McMaster Bujold

Politics ruin everything

3 stars

Cordelia and Aral attempt to settle down, but their wedded bliss is soon shattered because politics.

I liked this more than “Shards of Honor”, but I'm still not a member of the McMaster Bujold fan club. I still find her writing style a bit… strange, and again the questionable language pops up. Certain plot elements, which I understand are integral to future novels, just didn't interest me, and it was hard to care. But some chapters and passages really caught my attention, and I suspect I might enjoy the later novels more.