Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen (Miles Vorkosigan Adventures, Book 17)

About the AuthorLois McMaster Bujold is one of the most honored writers in the fields of science fiction and fantasy, having won five Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards. Her second novel, The Warrior's Apprentice, introduced young Miles Vorkosigan, one of the most popular characters in science fiction. In 2011, she was awarded the Skylark Award for her significant contribution to science fiction. The mother of two, she lives in Minneapolis.

Reinventing life Bookseeker In the aftermath of Aral Vorkosigan's passing we find Cordelia revisiting plans for the family she had wanted when politics and the health problems of her first child Miles derailed her long ago. The grieving Cordelia seems oddly reduced from the dynamo of past novels until finally she slowly begins to gain color and life.The series of boo. The Honor is in Shards Artemesia I love the Vorkosigan Saga and looked forward to a new book; Cordelia is also a reliably interesting character. This book was disappointing. While it was good to be back in the Vorkosigan Universe, this book failed for me in two major ways. 1. It flew in the face of the character of the characters. Aral Vorkosigan would not have cheated on. Royce Day said A Quiet Ending For A Classic Series. Summary: Three years after the death of her beloved husband, Aral Vorkosigan, Sergyar's Vicerine Countess Betan Survey Capt. (ret.) Cordelia Vorkosigan is finally emerging from her fog of grief to begin her life again for the third time. At 76 she's middle-aged for a Galactic, and serving Barrayar for the rest of her life isn't in her plan

Meanwhile, Miles Vorkosigan, one of Emperor Gregor's key investigators, this time dispatches himselfon a mission of inquiry, into a mystery he never anticipated - - his own mother. Oliver Jole, Admiral, Sergyar Fleet, finds himself caught up in her web of plans in ways he'd never imagined, bringing him to an unexpected crossroads in his life. Plans, wills, and expectations collide in this sparkling science-fiction social comedy, as the impact of galactic technology on the range of the possible changes all the old rules, and Miles learns that not only is the future not what he expects, neither is the past.. Read by Grover GardnerThree years after her famous husband's death, Cordelia Vorkosigan, widowed Vicereine of Sergyar, stands ready to spin her life in a new direction

The mother of two, she lives in Minneapolis. In 2011, she was awarded the Skylark Award for her significant contribution to science fiction. Her second novel, The Warrior's Apprentice, introduced young Miles Vorkosigan, one of the most popular characters in science fiction. Lois McMaster Bujold is one of the most honored writers