Lois McMaster Bujold
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Particularize Containing Books Mirror Dance (Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) #8)
| Title | : | Mirror Dance (Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) #8) |
| Author | : | Lois McMaster Bujold |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 560 pages |
| Published | : | March 1st 1995 by Baen Books (first published 1994) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Space. Space Opera. Science Fiction Fantasy. Hugo Awards. Fantasy |
Narration To Books Mirror Dance (Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) #8)
The dwarfish, fetally-damaged yet brilliant Miles Vorkosigan has more than his share of troubles. Having recently escaped an assassination plot whose tool was a brainwashed clone of himself, Miles has set the clone, Mark, free for a new chance at life. But when he decides to let his clone brother assume his secret identity and lead the Dendarii Free Mercenary on an unauthorized mission to liberate other clones from the outlaw planet of Jackson's Whole, things start to get really messy. The mission goes awry, Miles's rescue attempt goes even more wrong, and Miles ends up killed and placed in cryogenic suspension for future resuscitation. Then, as if that weren't bad enough, the cryo-container is lost! Now it is up to the confused, disturbed Mark to either take Miles's place as heir of the Vorkosigan line or redeem himself by finding and saving Miles.Present Books Conducive To Mirror Dance (Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) #8)
| Original Title: | Mirror Dance |
| ISBN: | 0671876465 (ISBN13: 9780671876463) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) #8, Vorkosigan Saga (Chronological) #9 |
| Characters: | Miles Vorkosigan |
| Literary Awards: | Hugo Award for Best Novel (1995), Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1995) |
Rating Containing Books Mirror Dance (Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) #8)
Ratings: 4.33 From 18051 Users | 619 ReviewsAssess Containing Books Mirror Dance (Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) #8)
A buddy read with Choko and Maria.The moment I start describing plot of this book I completely spoil the previous one - to the point that if you read my non-written plot description you might as well skip the previous installment. So if what I say below would not make sense remember: I did it for your own good. Let me talk about a really bad cliche widely used in literature since the humanity discovered the wonders of a written word. A bad guy is out to get you and almost succeeds. You somehowMust be the darkest book in the series. And since most of it is not from Miles's PoV there is no sarcasm and humour to soften the blows. That said it had some some really touching moments when I wanted to give the book 5*. The most highlights in the series.I expected headcount towards the end - but worry not - the ending is positive."People are the only mirror we have to see ourselves in. The domain of all meaning. All virtue, all evil, are contained only in people. There is none in the universe
I've been rather under the weather lately. I've done too much physically and my CFS has come along and thwacked me around the head to remind me it's still there. As a result, my brain isn't running on full steam either. So I don't have this post quite planned out in my head and I don't know how coherent I'm going to be. However, I know that the longer I put it off, the more and more likely it becomes that I won't write anything at all. So here we go. I'll start typing and we'll see what happens.
This is a hard book to read, painful at moments, and yet I think it draws power from those very things. Miles's clone brother Mark, who is trying very hard to be Lord Mark Vorkosigan, is deeply damaged, and his disastrous attempt to rescue fifty clones from House Bharaputra has far-reaching consequences I can't discuss without venturing into spoiler territory. But despite their effects on Miles (who is, after all, the hero of this series), this book is ultimately about Mark even when, like the
**edited 11/28/13When Mark Vorkosigan looks in a mirror, he doesn't quite know what stares back. Mark was created a clone, trained as an assassin, intended to replace his progenitor, Miles Vorkosigan, as part of an attack against the infamous Lord Vorkosigan of Barrayar. But Mark failed spectacularly in carrying out his task, partially because of the discovery that Miles himself has constructed an artificial identity as Admiral Miles Naismith of the Dendarii Free Mercenaries. Now Mark again
"Miles Learns About Consequences" and "Mark Learns About Self-Identity." Holy shit, this book. This book. To say that it puts you through the wringer would be a gross understatement. Flipping between perspectives--the first time Bujold has done this, I believe, and deftly utilized here--served to underscore the differences between Miles and Mark. And there are so many, spawning an argument beyond Bujold's case for the many guises of humanity into one of the affects of genetics versus experience.
Mirror Dance: The Best Miles Adventure, and He's Not Even the Main CharacterThis entry in the Miles Vorkosigan Saga won the Locus and Hugo Awards for Best SF Novel in 1995, and lives up to its billing. Having read a number of other reviews (because I try to avoid repeating what has been said already), this volume is perhaps the darkest and most emotionally-involved book in the series, with a mixture of adventure, her signature depth of characterization, tragedy, humor, familial drama, and a very
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