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| Original Title: | The Warrior's Apprentice |
| ISBN: | 0743468406 (ISBN13: 9780743468404) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) #2, Vorkosigan Saga (Chronological) #4 |
| Characters: | Miles Vorkosigan |
Lois McMaster Bujold
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 372 pages Rating: 4.29 | 21988 Users | 1222 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) #2) |
| Author | : | Lois McMaster Bujold |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 372 pages |
| Published | : | 2003 by Earthlight (first published January 1st 1986) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Space. Space Opera. Fiction |
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Between the seemingly impossible tasks of living up to his warrior-father's legend and surmounting his own physical limitations, Miles Vorkosigan faces some truly daunting challenges.Shortly after his arrival on Beta Colony, Miles unexpectedly finds himself the owner of an obsolete freighter and in more debt than he ever thought possible. Propelled by his manic "forward momentum," the ever-inventive Miles creates a new identity for himself as the commander of his own mercenary fleet to obtain a lucrative cargo; a shipment of weapons destined for a dangerous warzone.
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Ratings: 4.29 From 21988 Users | 1222 ReviewsArticle Containing Books The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order) #2)
Review updated on 16.02.2017.A buddy read with Choko and Maria.We finally meet the main hero of the series, Miles Vorkosigan. In the beginning of the book he failed his physical test in a military academy - he had a lot of birth defects; their origin was explained in the previous installment. He also happened to be a son and a grandson of great military leaders, as such he was expected to excel in military field and his expulsion from the academy was a huge disappointment for everybody first ofso i was engaging in a favorite pastime on friday night, namely verbal one-upmanship slash sadistically using the power of my oh so mighty intellect to tease my poor innocent friends, when the very drunk birthday boy said "You know you are going to get smacked if you keep on talking like that." i couldn't help myself: i reached up and gave him a very light & friendly tap on the cheek with the palm of my hand while dropping another dazzling bon mot. sadly, in the middle of my witticism,
I thought this was excellent. One of my favourite reviews for this is Mark Monday's where he talks about Miles: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... I agree with what Mark says about Miles being the archetypal side-kick who is finally cast as a main character. Hallelujah!I particularly like that Miles is not unconcerned or unaffected by his physical limitations. He isn't cast as a plucky go getter who thinks nothing will hold him back. He knows there are lots of things that will if he
Huh. Didnt they give you any medical treatment? "Oh, sure. Ive had an Inquisitions worth. Thats why I can walk around today, instead of being carried in a bucket.After meeting baby Miles at the end of Barrayar, I finally got to know the main protagonist of the Vorkosigan Saga.Part of buddy reading the series with SpecFic in chronological order.This book didn't pull its punches and got right into the middle of the action. Still, I felt no great need to keep going and it took me a week to just get
*sigh* I really wanted to like this book, but... (That disappointed baby is effing adorable though, so I guess this review won't be ALL bad.)Well, it wouldn't be ALL bad anyway. I wanted to like this so much. I liked the idea of this book much more than I liked the actuality of it, actually. I feel like I've been disappointed with almost everything I've read lately, and I was really hoping for this to just wow me, for it to make me want to put everything else on hold and read the series and just
*** 4.44 ***A buddy read with Evgeny and Maria, because we need some FORWARD MOMENTUM in our lives!I have a new favorite Sci-fi series and this is it! I have been remiss in not picking it up sooner and I am repenting. By reading it a book a week with my friends ☺!I was already in love with the Count and Countess Vorkosigan and I should have known that their progeny would not disappoint either. After all, Miles Vorkosigan is a combination of their genetic material complimented by the influence of
You can't step in the same river twice, and this SF coming-of-age novel reads very differently in my 40s than it did in my 20s. Frankly, it's even better now than the beloved treasure it used to be. The Warrior's Apprentice is a comedy in the Shakespearian sense: while frequently laugh-till-you hurt hilarious, it's a rich study of character and culture.Shakespeare would've loved young Miles, who's a goodhearted Richard III, if one can imagine, an off-the-leash lunatic with a gift for persuasion,
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