So, since I love space opera, Lois McMaster Bujold had a home-field advantage here. Cordelia leaves everything she knows behind to be with Aral-not that the alternatives are much better, thanks to her celebrity but suspect status after her participation in the defence of Escobar. It is the first of a two part story of Cordelia Naismith falling in love not only with Aral Vorkosigan but with the planet of his birth, Barrayar. Technically speaking, Shards of Honour and its sequel, Barrayar, which I read in omnibus form, is probably more planetary romance. Going back to the beginning and reading the series in order has been a task long overdue, so let’s get this party started. And, in fact, I read Cryoburn last year for the Hugo Awards voting. The Vorkosigan Saga is one of those series I’ve been meaning to read for a while.
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