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Shards of Honor
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
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Publisher's summary
Shards of Honor is the novel in which Lois McMaster Bujold introduced the science-fiction world to Barrayar and Aral Vorkosigan, Beta Colony and Cordelia Naismith. From this beginning the author has created a multigenerational saga spanning time as well as space.
Bujold is generally recognized as the current exemplar of the character-based science-fiction adventure story.
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Traveling unexpectedly aboard the luxury liner Nebula Dream on its maiden voyage across the galaxy, Sectors Special Forces Captain Nick Jameson is ready for ten relaxing days, and hoping to forget his last disastrous mission behind enemy lines. He figures he'll gamble at the casino, take in the shows, maybe even have a shipboard fling with Mara Lyrae, the beautiful but reserved businesswoman he meets.
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similar to the story of Titanic
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When a hideous accident kills the senior officers of the UNS Hibernia, it leaves a terrified young officer to save 300 colonists and crew aboard a damaged ship on a 17-month gauntlet to reach the colony of Hope Nation. With no chance of rescue or reinforcement, Nicholas Seafort must overcome despair, exhaustion, and guilt. He must conquer malfunctions, mutiny, and an alien horror beyond human understanding. And he must save lives, and take them - in the name of duty.
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Amazing Writing, Decent Story
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The Key
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Interesting, if a bit too romantic
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Steel World
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In the 20th century Earth sent probes, transmissions, and welcoming messages to the stars. Unfortunately, someone noticed. The Galactics arrived with their battle fleet in 2052. Rather than being exterminated under a barrage of hell-burners, Earth joined their vast Empire. Swearing allegiance to our distant alien overlords wasn't the only requirement for survival. We also had to have something of value to trade, something that neighboring planets would pay their hard-earned credits to buy. As most of the local worlds were too civilized to have a proper army, the only valuable service Earth could provide came in the form of soldiers....
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A 14 year old boy’s idea of a “Real Man”
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More Than Honor
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New York Times best-selling author David Weber invites David Drake and S.M. Stirling, two of today's top writers of military science fiction, to join him in an exploration of Honor Harrington's universe.
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Honor Harrington Universe Book 8
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The vendetta in space had started centuries before "Mouse" Storm was born, with his grandfather's raid on the planet Prefactlas, the bloodbath that freed the human slaves from their Sangaree masters. But one Sangaree survived--the young Norborn heir, the man who swore vengeance on the Storm family and their soldiers,in a carefully mapped plot that would take generations to fulfill. Now Mouse's father, Gneaus, must fight for an El Dorado of wealth on the burning half of the planet Blackworld.
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The first book in an action–packed new SF adventure series. Vulcan is a factory planet, centuries old, Company run, ugly as sin, and unfeeling as death. Vulcan breeds just two types of native: complacent or tough. Sten is tough. When his family is killed in a mysterious accident, Sten rebels, harassing the Company from the metal world’s endless maze-like warrens. He could end up just another burnt–out Delinquent. But people like Sten never give up.
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THE MASTERPIECE BY JERRY SCIARRIO
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Stella Ainsley leaves poverty behind when she quits her engineering job aboard the Stalwart to become a governess on a private ship. On the Rochester, there’s no water ration, more books than one person could devour in a lifetime, and an AI who seems more friend than robot. But no one warned Stella that the ship seems to be haunted, nor that it may be involved in a conspiracy that could topple the entire interstellar fleet.
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Out of this world!
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In this New York Times Notable Book of the Year, a strange new life form threatens all of humanity, and only a fool would stand in its way. Katmer Al Shei has done well with the starship Pasadena, cutting corners where necessary to keep her crew paid and her journeys profitable. But there are two things she will never skimp on: her crew - and her fool. For a long space journey, a certified Fool’s Guild clown is essential, to amuse, excite, and otherwise distract the crew from the drudgeries of interstellar flight.
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Amazing characters. Amazing story. I loved it.
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They are the Voltarians of Voltar - an empire 110 planets strong. They are already among us. And the invasion is about to begin...in a hundred years or so. Or is it? The truth is far more sinister. Undercover, underground, and out of sight, the invaders plan what may in fact be a massive diversion. In the darkest recesses of Voltar’s Coordinated Information Apparatus (otherwise known as the CIA), a tyrant of terror sets out to exploit the invasion in order to seize power. All that stands in his way is a planet that doesn’t exist.
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overly abridged
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- Wayne C. Proeger
- 11-03-21
Wonderful characters
This adventure in the areas explored kept my attention and the characters have more intelligence and depth than I expected. The people from all the planets had depth of reason based on their cultures . Tolerance becomes friendship. I never lost interest in the story.
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- Squeak
- 04-22-21
Reads like a draft for a generic 1950s TV series
This is the second book in the series I’ve read, thinking that maybe I didn’t “get” the first one because I read it out of order. Well, this is the recommended first book. And I still don’t get it. Sci-fi is a coincidental setting, rather than a condition for the anything that happens within the story. It could easily be set in classical Greece or Ancient Rome or even contemporary England. The characters and dialogue feel distant, a bit cookie cutter. Add to that the narrator, it sounds very much like a mass-produced 1950s TV series. Which is entertaining in is own right. But hardly the kind of sci-fi that will make you think.
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- Lorie Y
- 08-04-22
very tame romance
great sci Fi adventure and romance story. I enjoy the writing of this author and recommend her books.
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- consumer bot
- 07-10-22
The place to start for the Vorkosigan saga.
Prose very good.
Characters excellent.
Plot hard to find.
Settings barely there.
Space Romance
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- Dianna Howell
- 10-07-23
Awesome
Great author love the humanity of the characters and Cordila is my favorite she is awesome. Great story
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- Bspittman
- 04-20-24
Character development supreme
I caught this book after accidentally coming across “The Vor game” and learning it was a series. Ms. Bujold does a masterful job of intertwining characters and story in a natural flowing way that’s easy to listen to or read. It was satisfying to see the beginnings of Errol and Cordelia and see how their son, Miles, became the person he is. Grover Gardners vibrant voice is wonderful to listen to and he does a great job of switching between characters; old and young, male and female, etc.
He’s definitely the voice of the Vorkosrgan saga. This and all the other books are worth every credit.
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- Kelly Howard
- 01-12-10
If you want the order of Miles' books:
I stumbled across the 1st "Miles" book (--Falling Free; it's sort of a prequel, actually 200 years in the future) by accident, & enjoyed listening to the audiobook. When I went to go on to the next books, I found it annoying that they're not numbered. I did find a site that lists the books in order, for those who want a shortcut: go to dendari(dot)co(dot)uk(bkslash)Fic & click on "Miles Vorkosigan/Naismith his life & times"
As to how good they are, I've enjoyed the next 2 books enough that I bought them in order, & am about to buy the next. I like her characters, good plots that keep moving right along, & her 'sociological' sci fi of the planets Barrayar vs Beta is interesting. She's also got, interesting & frequently amusing ways of saying things that add to the positive experience.
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- CHRISTOPHER HARRISON
- 08-29-12
Excellent
This book sets the stage for everything to follow. As such, if you're just being introduced to the series it's a good place to start. The characters introduced here aren't in every following book, but the things you learn about them personally and their cultures are invaluable.
This whole series is well-written and engaging. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
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- Junipertree
- 01-08-17
ruined by poor narration
It's a credit to how good this book was that I made it through the terrible narration. Gardner has zero emotional affect. He sounds completely disengaged from the content and one step above absolutely monotonous.
Worst of all, the structure of the prose combined with the fact that he doesn't at all do character voices makes it incredibly difficult to tell who is talking at any given time. It made the book a confusing mess. I was constantly backing up to try to puzzle out who was talking.
Save yourself the pain and just read this book on paper.
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- Leanna
- 05-20-15
Love and war
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How do any two people meet and decide to spend the rest of their lives together? Lois McMaster Bujold provides a cross-cultural version that is both familiar and new. In Shards of Honor, Aral Vorkosigan and Cordelia Naismith become star-crossed lovers in the middle of interstellar disputes. This story has it all-intrigue, betrayal, compassion, honor, hope, and love. It is brilliant writing for astute readers. Enjoy.
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