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Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
not to mention Diplomatic Immunity.

Actually, I'd prefer that one not be mentioned - the =only= thing Bujold has written that I just didn't like. Every other Vorkosigan book has left me wanting more more more - not this one. I'm glad she seems to be moving on to the Chalion books now.

BTW, on the matter of where to start reading the Vorkosigan books, I suggest one of the following: (A) Shards of Honor (first chronologically, and also first written), followed by the rest in chronological order (check the timeline in the back of one of the books); (B) Warrior's Apprentice (first "Miles" book, for those people who may not get into a book with a female main character), followed by others in chronological order except for a detour at some point to pick up Shards and Barrayar; or (C) Brothers in Arms (most exciting one that doesn't rely too much on backstory from other books, recommended for getting someone hooked on the series, after which they can read the rest chronlogically). Mirror Dance and Memory are my own Favorites, but I don't think I would recommend them for someone who hadn't read any of the others first.

I used method C with my brother-in-law (and it got him quite firmly addicted), but that was only because I could not find a copy of Shards or Warrior's Apprentice anywhere at the time, and did not want to lend him my copies since he lives in another state (this was before Cordelia's Honor and Young Miles came out, so Shards and WA were not readily available as they are now).

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