Young Miles (Miles Vorkosigan Adventures)

Young Miles (Miles Vorkosigan Adventures)

by Lois Mc Master Bujold (Author)

Synopsis

It isn't easy, being Vor. Being a Vor lord on the war-torn planet Barrayar wasn't easy. Being an officer in Barrayar's military wasn't easy. And being the leader of a force of spaceborne mercenaries while maintaining a secret identity wasn't easy in fact it should have been impossible, to say nothing of being a capital offense on Barrayar. Not that impossibility or great danger would slow down young Miles Vorkosigan much. Washed out of the Barrayaran Military Academy for being overly fragile (he had been biochemically damaged during an assassination attempt while still in his mother's womb), Miles' natural (if unorthodox) leadership qualities quickly led to his off-handedly acquiring a fleet of nineteen ships and three thousand troops, all unswervingly loyal to him or at least to his alter ego, Admiral Naismith. In short order, he foiled a plot against his father, returned to and graduated from the academy, solved a murder among his people, joined a mutiny against a deranged superior officer, thwarted an interstellar invasion, and rescued the Barrayaran Emperor. Then things get interesting. Publisher's Note: Young Miles was previously published in parts as The Warrior's Apprentice , The Mountains of Mourning , and The Vor Game .

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Format: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 864
Edition: First THUS
Publisher: Baen Books
Published: 01 Jul 2003

ISBN 10: 0743436164
ISBN 13: 9780743436168

Media Reviews
The pace is breathless, the characterization thoughtful and emotionally powerful, and the author's narrative technique and command of language compelling. Highly recommended.
A superb craftsman and stylist, Ms. Bujold is well on her way to becoming one of the great voices of speculative fiction.
This is space opera at its dramatic best.
Bujold is one of the best writers of SF adventure to come along in years.