Komarr- Lois McMaster Bujold
General Information
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Title: Komarr
Author: Lois McMaster Bujold
Read By: Grover Gardner
Copyright: 1998
Audiobook Copyright: 2007
Genre: Science Fiction
Publisher: Blackstone Audio
Series Name: Miles Vorkosigan
Position in Series: 11
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Total Duration: 12:43:44
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Book Description
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Lois McMaster Bujold comes through again with another sharp Miles Vorkosigan
novel. Komarr can be read as a standalone, though it is part of a whole
series. (Komarr brings the total to 16 books!) Miles is a hugely popular
character with fans–and they won’t be disappointed with his latest
adventure.
The planet Komarr is undergoing centuries-long terraforming when one
of the orbiting mirrors crucial to the effort is smashed by an off-course
ship. Miles Vorkosigan is sent to Komarr to investigate the incident;
once there, he becomes embroiled in political and scientific battles.
To make matters worse, the name Vorkosigan is anathema on Komarr. But
our intrepid hero can’t be put down easily. While trying to save Komarr,
he manages… maybe… to find true love at last! Bujold’s original
and intelligent blend of politics, science, and cliffhanging-good space
opera makes this book a satisfying adventure and a charming romance.
From Publishers Weekly
Rendered unfit for military service by incurable seizures resulting
from his having died, been cryofrozen and then revived, Miles Vorkosigan
has managed to land on his feet once again, this time as an Imperial
Auditor handling top-secret investigations of the most difficult and
vital sort. When a gigantic solar-powered satellite necessary to the
terraforming of the planet Komarr is damaged in a collision with an
ore freighter, Miles and another Auditor are sent to determine whether
the collision was an accident or sabotage. Conquered within living memory
by the Barrayaran Empire, which Miles represents, Komarr has a history
of rebellion. Worse, Miles’s father, Lord Vorkosigan, who put down the
last revolt, is hated by many Komarran patriots. Miles eventually uncovers
what is apparently a straightforward scheme involving bribery in high
places, but a darker and more dangerous plot is brewing below the surface,
one that could destroy the Empire. In addition, he falls in love with
the unhappily married wife of the government official who is his host.
As usual, Bujold (Memory) tells a fast-moving story that combines just
the right amount of action and wit as Miles continues to mature in a
manner unusually complex for a series protagonist. Breaking new ground,
Bujold tells much of her story from the viewpoint of Ekaterin Vorsoisson,
the woman Miles falls in love with, and the portrait that emerges of
a good woman stuck in a loveless marriage is both believable and intensely
painful. Bujold continues to grow as a writer, and her work remains
among the most enjoyable and rewarding in contemporary SF. (June) of
the year and was a finalist for both the Hugo and the Nebula Awards.
From Booklist
The latest Miles Vorkosigan adventure is so understated that only very
gradually does the emotional impact we have come to expect from Bujold’s
novels register. Imperial auditor Miles is investigating a nasty Chernobyl-like
accident on Komarr, a planet occupied by Barrayar as a first line of
defense against the Cetagandans. Although the Barrayarans are financing
the terraforming of Komarr, the Komarrans have a history of resistance
to the occupation. Miles quickly discovers plots within plots, which
involve both financial peculation and a band of Komarran terrorists
who combine fanaticism and stupidity to a truly terrifying degree. In
the course of these discoveries, he also meets Ekaterin Vorsoissons,
wife of one of the key figures in the financial peculation. For most
of the book, we see Miles through Ekaterin’s eyes and thus get a new
perspective on his multitudinous complexities that fascinates despite
slowing the action. In the end, the terrorists are outmaneuvered more
than outfought, and what can only be called the courtship of Miles Vorkosigan
gives every sign of being underway. Another fine effort from one of
sf’s outstanding talents.
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