The cover of this omnibus is a hilarious trainwreck. The plot is good enough, btu there just wasn't enough substance to keep my interest going, seeing as I knew just how short the story would be. This wasn't my favourite of the Miles Vorkosigan stories, probably because I'd just read Labyrinth and really wanted a full-length Miles story. A little expansion or inclusion in a larger story may have improved this tale. This novella introduces one of the most interesting characters in the Vorkosigan saga, Taura - a gentically engineered human-wolf hybrid of sorts - but suffers due to its short length. It also foreshadows Miles future as he works as the voice of his father.
This novella is basically a murder mystery that works well enough but could have worked better if it had been incorporated into a full book. Filled with political intrigue and swashbuckling derring do, this proves to be much more in the realms of the later novels. fans will be thoroughly gripped and likely to finish the book in a single sitting.This worked much better as a mystery than 'The Mountains Of Mourning' - which may have well been a dummy run for this book - and proves that Bujold is a master mystery writer. “Bujold is adept at world-building and provides a witty, character-centered plot, full of exquisite grace notes. The Warrior's Apprentice already displays the craft and the heart which would soon make Lois McMaster Bujold one of the most feted talents in SF.”- SF ReviewsĪbout Vorkosigan series entry Diplomatic Immunity: “If you love solid space opera rooted in strong character, you can't go wrong. I suspect that anybody who reads one will be as charmed as I was and want to pick up the rest.”- SF Site as the introduction to the series as a whole. “The pace is breathless, the characterization thoughtful and emotionally powerful, and the author's narrative technique and command of language compelling. Because if he doesn't, then the only person who could become emperor is Miles himself, which is, for Miles, a fate worse than death!Ībout Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan Saga: In fact, Miles knows he must save Gregor. And a good thing, too, because it turns out that Miles's childhood chum-Emperor Gregor to you and me-has been the victim of foul play, and only Miles can save him. Miles Vorkosigan has shaken the High Command of his home planet Barrayar to the core and has been sent to the other side of the galaxy as a result. There Miles runs into his old pals, the Dendarii Free Mercenaries. NEW EDITION OF THE BOOK THAT WON LOIS MCMASTER BUJOLD HER FIRST HUGO AWARD.
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