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Miles Vorkosigan alle frontiere dell'ignoto by Lois McMaster Bujold

papiro's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Da gusto leer a esta señora, de verdad. También a su traductora, Márgara Averbach. 

Está antología, además de ser fantástica, tiene un relato en el que Bujold se aleja de su tono habitual en la saga, por mucho que no deje de ser inteligente y sardónica. «Las montañas de la aflicción» es una historia redonda, contada de una manera que hace pensar que será parte del canon de la ciencia ficción, de esas historias que son esenciales. 

«Laberinto» trata el tema de las modificaciones genéticas y nos acostumbra de nuevo a los embrollos en los que mete Miles, con una crítica al racismo imperante en la sociedad de Jackson's Whole, y en la nuestra.

«Fronteras del infinito» finiquita esta antología haciendo una reflexión sobre el sistema carcelario como centro de disciplinamiento y humillación, y sobre la organización de los presos para conseguir mejores condiciones al tiempo que revela sus disputas internas.

Todo esto aderezado con unos interludios que tienen como personajes principales a un viejo conocido, Simon Illyan, y la pentarrápida.

madisonreadsbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

vorgable's review against another edition

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4.0

I enjoyed listening to these stories. They were good background to other Vorkosigan novels.

galaxywitch's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ratatusk's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

oboehobo's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

kbhenrickson's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Every story in this three novella collection was first rate, and they were each quite different in tone, pacing, and content. I liked the interludes that tied them all together as well.

captlychee's review against another edition

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4.0

There's little to say about this that hasn't been better said by the contributors to [b:Lois McMaster Bujold|23359569|Lois McMaster Bujold (Modern Masters of Science Fiction)|Edward James|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1414015920l/23359569._SX50_.jpg|42915520] and the author herself at the end of this book.

The important thing is that it contains additional information (some might say spoilers) about the characters which lets the reader make sense of what characters do in other novels. In particular, the second story, 'Labyrinth' explains why Bel Thorne is with the Quaddies in [b:Diplomatic Immunity|61901|Diplomatic Immunity (Vorkosigan Saga, #13)|Lois McMaster Bujold|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1297832355l/61901._SY75_.jpg|2511259] and who Taura is in [b:Mirror Dance|61909|Mirror Dance (Vorkosigan Saga, #8)|Lois McMaster Bujold|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1297831387l/61909._SY75_.jpg|287351].

'The Borders of Infinity' is a lovely, sad story of another of MIles' lost loves, but it does contain a bit of gratuiotous death. Bujold does have a habit of killing off characters for the hell of it, as well as conjuring marriages that wouldn't last long in real life, but you can just get swept away in the writing and complain about those things in a Goodreads review.

'The Mountains of Mourning' isn't that great a story, and Cordelia Naesmith has a small and pretty docile role in it, which is unusual, but it does have some info about the settlement of Barrayar, so that's something.

I'll briefly mention the framing device, which is silly and unnecessary. Why the hell would Miles have to report on his expenditure while working for Barrayar, and then why don't the stories mention anything about the expenditure if that's what he's being asked about? Just give us the stories! For a much better framing device, see [b:Clearinghouse|72423872|Clearinghouse|Randall Schanze|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1677893304l/72423872._SX50_.jpg|76132267]

b_m_thompson's review against another edition

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adventurous dark sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

eol's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5