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The setting of Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan Saga is utterly fantastic, and the circumstances not to be believed. This is, after all, space opera, but it isn't your grandfather's space opera. Character development shines here. Of course, the denizens of this far-future universe aren't real people, but they seem like they might be, given more than a thousand years of human evolution. The characters in these novels are three-dimensional figures who act in ways that are indisputably human. And Bujold outdoes herself in Mirror Dance, the most ambitious novel in the series.

In this ninth entry in the Vorkosigan Saga, Miles' clone-brother, Mark, comes into his own. He takes center stage throughout much of the novel. In a sense, though Mark was introduced in the preceding book, Brothers in Arms, this is his coming-of-age story. We follow his development from antagonist to collaborator, through a long series of conflicts and adventures that force him to grow. We learned in Brothers in Arms that Mark was designed and raised on the criminal planet Jackson's Whole to impersonate Miles and eventually worm his way onto the throne of the Barrayaran Empire. In that book, the two brothers finally met. Now, as Mirror Dance opens, Miles is away from his fleet, engaged on business in his guise as Admiral Miles Naismith of the Denarii Mercenaries. Mark seizes the opportunity to commandeer one of Miles' warships and sets out on a mission to avenge the crimes committed against him on Jackson's Whole. The two brothers come together again when Mark's mission has gone awry, as is so often the case with so many of their adventures.

Lois McMaster Bujold is an American science fiction writer who rivals Robert Heinlein in the number of major awards she has won for her work. The first book in the Vorkosigan Saga, Shards of Honor, was published in 1986. The most recent appeared in May 2018. Apparently, then, we can hope for many more installments in this charming series of novels.


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Mirror Dance Miles Vorkosigan Adventures Lois McMaster Bujold 9780671876463 Books Reviews

I have often felt like some of Bujold's novels are almost at YA level, but this ain't one of them. Dark, depressing and outright sad at times, violent and extremely grim at others, this book was sometimes hard for me to read. I thought it was a good read, but it's hard to say I enjoyed it! Still, it has much to recommend it.

Possible spoilers Mark Vorkosigan fans will get to see the character grow into his own, and Barrayar lovers will get to revisit the planet and our favorite cast of dozens, from Simon, Gregor, and Ivan and Alys Vorpatril to the Count and Countess themselves. I think this novel has a lot going for it - another excellent entry in LMB's Miles (and Mark!) saga.
Another entry in Bujold's fabulous Vorkosigan saga. Unfortunately, Miles takes a backseat to his clone-twin for much of this tale, and, let's be honest, Mark is just not as compelling a character as Miles. Mark is, for most of the book, and for good reason with what we know of his "upbringing", an idiot. And main characters who are idiots do not usually draw me in.

There are a few big problems Bujold must overcome - problems she gives herself. First, there is Mark's lack of character. He is a poor-man's Miles who "grew up" with many of his problems (and more) and none of his role models or training. Then there is the betrayal of one of Miles' most loyal followers. No matter his/her motivations, it becomes a co-conspirator in a clearly underplanned, overconfident mission that leads to tragedy. Third, there's the 'then what' waiting that turns all of Simon Illyan's precision and cleverness into bumbling ineptitude.

And then there's the frankly disgusting torture. Not cool. I don't need to know these things. It doesn't make me pity/understand Mark more, it just makes me want him and all his issues to go away.

The 4 stars are largely for Cordelia and Aral. Oh, how I've missed them. They are written beautifully here, dealing with their more advanced ages, the family horrors, and the perfectly believable consequences of Mark's actions. Aral reacts to Mark as a man of his background would. Cordelia is the voice of the mother we all wanted and now try to be. Even Gregor and Ivan's outlines are filled in in ways that make me want to visit Barrayar just to meet them.

The book ends. And the reader likely has found a way to deal with Mark and his mountain of baggage. I will admit it makes me want to read Memory immediately, just to get the taste of him out of my mouth.
On one hand, this is a writing tour-de-force. It unwinds the tortuous relationship between Miles and his clone-brother Mark, delves into some of the issues which will likely be paramount when cryopreservation and revival are common, considers sibling rivalry from many perspectives (including multiple personalities!), and places immoral Jackson's Whole in the context of a future, biologically advanced humanity between aggressive, but "moral" Cetaganda and passive, but accepting Beta Colony. On the other hand, it has the least humor in the entire Vorkosigan Saga and the torture sequence, while absolutely fitting in context, is gut-wrenching. While one can follow the thread without it, this volume sets up the humor of "A Civil Campaign", when Miles and Mark next get together. I prefer Bujold at her acerbic best, but this is great straight space opera.
The setting of Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan Saga is utterly fantastic, and the circumstances not to be believed. This is, after all, space opera, but it isn't your grandfather's space opera. Character development shines here. Of course, the denizens of this far-future universe aren't real people, but they seem like they might be, given more than a thousand years of human evolution. The characters in these novels are three-dimensional figures who act in ways that are indisputably human. And Bujold outdoes herself in Mirror Dance, the most ambitious novel in the series.

In this ninth entry in the Vorkosigan Saga, Miles' clone-brother, Mark, comes into his own. He takes center stage throughout much of the novel. In a sense, though Mark was introduced in the preceding book, Brothers in Arms, this is his coming-of-age story. We follow his development from antagonist to collaborator, through a long series of conflicts and adventures that force him to grow. We learned in Brothers in Arms that Mark was designed and raised on the criminal planet Jackson's Whole to impersonate Miles and eventually worm his way onto the throne of the Barrayaran Empire. In that book, the two brothers finally met. Now, as Mirror Dance opens, Miles is away from his fleet, engaged on business in his guise as Admiral Miles Naismith of the Denarii Mercenaries. Mark seizes the opportunity to commandeer one of Miles' warships and sets out on a mission to avenge the crimes committed against him on Jackson's Whole. The two brothers come together again when Mark's mission has gone awry, as is so often the case with so many of their adventures.

Lois McMaster Bujold is an American science fiction writer who rivals Robert Heinlein in the number of major awards she has won for her work. The first book in the Vorkosigan Saga, Shards of Honor, was published in 1986. The most recent appeared in May 2018. Apparently, then, we can hope for many more installments in this charming series of novels.