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Shards of Honour by Lois McMaster Bujold
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Shards of Honour (edition 2003)

by Lois McMaster Bujold (Author)

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Fiction. Science Fiction. HTML:

Captain Cordelia Naismith of the Betan Expeditionary Force was on a routine mission to study the life forms on an uninhabited, neutral planet. Little did she know that the enemy Barrayarans had chosen this place as their secret base for an as-yet undeclared war. Separated from her team, Cordelia is captured by Lord Aral Vorkosigan, the leader in charge of the Barrayaran mission. Aral himself is caught in a web of political intrigue that has led to a recent attempt on his life. As the two strangers struggle together across the unfriendly terrain of the foreign planet toward Aral's ship, they discover that their greatest danger may be the romance inconveniently developing between them, on the brink of a war that will divide their peoples more strongly than ever.

Recognized as the current exemplar of character-based science fiction, Bujold debuts her beloved Vorkosigan saga with this tale about the future parents of Miles Vorkosigan.

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4 alternates | English | Primary description for language | score: 58
It was the wrong war, in the wrong place, at the wrong time, for the wrong reasons. And Captain Cordelia Naismith of the Betan Expeditionary Force would be forced into a separate peace with her enemy, Lord Vorkosigan. Shards of Honor is the novel in which Lois McMaster Bujold introduced the science-fiction world to Barrayar and Aral Vorkosigan, Beta Colony and Cordelia Naismith. From this beginning the author has created a multigenerational saga spanning time as well as space. Bujold is generally recognized as the current exemplar of the character-based science-fiction adventure story.
3 alternates | English | score: 53
Commander Cordelia Naismith of Beta Colony and Captain Aral Vorkosigan of Barrayar suddenly find themselves at war with each other, abandoned by their respective forces on an uncharted planet and dependent on each other for their survival.
English | score: 48
Fantasy. Fiction. Science Fiction. Science Fiction & Fantasy. HTML:

When Cordelia Naismith and her survey crew are attacked by a renegade group from Barrayar, she is taken prisoner by Aral Vorkosigan, commander of the Barrayan ship that has been taken over by an ambitious and ruthless crew member. Aral and Cordelia survive countless mishaps while their mutual admiration and even stronger feelings emerge. A science fiction romance by a Hugo and Nebula Award winning master.

Bujold's SHARDS OF HONOR is the first book in her SF universe to feature the Vorkosigan clan, followed by the Hugo award-winning BARRAYAR. The Nebula award-winning FALLING FREE precedes it by internal chronology in the same future history.

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6 alternates | English | score: 37
Cordelia Naismith, Betan Survey Captain, was expecting the unexpected: hexapods, floating creatures, odd parasites... She was not, however, expecting to find hostile humans on an uninhabited planet. And she wasn't really expecting to fall in love with a 40-plus barbarian known to cosmopolitan galactics as the Butcher of Komarr.--From source other than Library of Congress.
2 alternates | English | score: 23
Bujold debuts her beloved Vorkosigan saga with this tale about the future parents of Miles Vorkosigan. Caught on separate sides of a controversial war, a Betan captain and a Barrayaran leader defy both their worlds by falling in love.
English | Description provided by Bowker | score: 10
Relive the adventures of Miles and Mark in the first of The Vorkosigan Series. Bujold has created two of the most engaging, interesting, complicated protagonists in science fiction . . . readers will enjoy this book. VOYA.
1 alternate | English | Description provided by Bowker | score: 6
Cordelia Naismith is enjoying a baptism of fire. Her first mission is to captain a throwaway warship of the Betan Expeditionary Force on a mission to destroy an entire enemy armada. Discovering deception within deception, treachery within treachery, she is forced into an uneasy peace with her nemesis: Lord Aral Vorkosigan. Discovering that astrocartography is not the soundest training for a military leader, Cordelia rapidly finds herself the prisoner of the Barrayaran Captain Aral Vorkosigan, also known as 'The Butcher of Komarr'. But the notorious captain is not quite the beast Cordelia was expecting and a grudging respect develops between the two of them. As captor and prisoner on an abandoned outpost planet, the honourable captain and the resolute scientist must rely on each others' trust to survive a trek across dangerous terrain, thus sparking a relationship that shares the struggles of culture and politics between their worlds.
1 alternate | English | score: 4
The start of the Vorkosigan Saga It was the wrong war, in the wrong place, at the wrong time, for the wrong reasons. And Captain Cordelia Naismith of the Betan Expeditionary Force would be forced into a separate peace with her enemy, Lord Vorkosigan ....
1 alternate | English | Description provided by Bowker | score: 4
FIRST BOOK FEATURING CORDELIA NAISMITH. Journey back to where it all started, from multiple New York Times best selling author, Hugo Award winner, Lois McMaster Bujold. When Cordelia Naismith and her survey crew are attacked by a renegade group from Barrayar, she is taken prisoner by Aral Vorkosigan, commander of the Barrayan ship that has been taken over by an ambitious and ruthless crew member. Aral and Cordelia survive countless mishaps while their mutual admiration and even stronger feelings emerge. About Shards of Honor: "All in all, Shards is a worthy effort, and worth reading for any fan of SF romance."--Analog   About Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan Saga:"Bujold mixes quirky humor with action [and] superb character development...[E]normously satisfying."--Publishers Weekly. "One of sf's outstanding talents . . . an outstanding series."--Booklist ". . . an intelligent, well-crafted and thoroughly satisfying blend of adventure, sociopolitical commentary, scientific experiments, and occasional perils . . . with that extra spicing of romance. . . ."--Locus The Vorkosigan Series in Story-based Chronological OrderFalling Free Shards of Honor Barrayar The Warrior's Apprentice The Vor Game Cetaganda Ethan of Athos Borders of Infinity Brothers in Arms Mirror Dance Memory Komarr A Civil Campaign Diplomatic Immunity Captain Vorpatril's Alliance CryoBurn Omnibus Editions MILES, MYSTERY & MAYHEM contains Cetaganda, Ethan of Athos YOUNG MILES contains The Warrior's Apprentice + stories CORDELIA'S HONOR contains Shards of Honor, Barayarr MILES, MUTANTS & MICROBES contains Falling Free, Diplomatic Immunity MILES IN LOVE contains Komarr, A Civil Campaign MILES ERRANT contains Brothers in Arms, Mirror Dance
English | Description provided by Bowker | score: 3
Shards of Honor is the novel in which Lois McMaster Bujold introduced the science-fiction world to Barrayar and Aral Vorkosigan, Beta Colony and Cordelia Naismith, thus beginning a multigenerational saga spanning time as well as space.
English | Description provided by Bowker | score: 3
It was the wrong war, in the wrong place, at the wrong time, for the wrong reasons. And Captain Cordelia Naismith of the Betan Expeditionary Force would be forced into a separate peace with her enemy, Lord Vorkosigan. Shards of Honor Bujold is generally recognized as the current exemplar of the character-based science-fiction adventure story.A Blackstone Audio production.
1 alternate | English | Description provided by Bowker | score: 3
Cordelia Naismith, Betan Survey Captain, was on a routine mission to study life forms on an uninhabited neutral planet. She was not, however, expecting to find hostile humans on an uninhabited planet. And she wasn't really expecting to fall in love with a 40-plus barbarian known to cosmopolitan galactics as the Butcher of Komarr.
1 alternate | English | score: 3
Fiction. Science Fiction. [Bujold] gives [her] characters enough emotional depth, and enough sense, to raise their story beyond cliché. When I first started listening to Carol Cowan, who performs all the female voices in this science fiction novel, and Michael Hanson, who does the male voices, I thought to myself, "Why they sound nothing like Cordelia and Aral." But then as their voices spun out the magic of this adventurous combination of science fiction and romance, I was ensnared in their interpretation. It's quite like seeing a new performer play the lead role in one's favorite play: It's different and strange but sometimes can even be an improvement or at least a welcome addition. Shards of Honor is a wonderful choice for dual performance. Cordelia Naismith, leader of a Betan scientific survey team, is a citizen of a world in which equality is so important that many decisions are made by committee, rather than by chain of command. Somehow Cowan's voice manages to convey both Cordelia's self-assured competence and her sense of humor. Michael Hanson ably portrays Aral Vorkosigan, who is a proud but disgraced warrior, a member of the Vor class from the feudal planet of Barrayar. The romance in Shards of Honor is not the blistering heat of lust, but rather a quiet wellspring of enduring passion that has its beginnings in earned mutual respect and genuine friendship. On the surface the two are complete opposites, but, in truth, they both base their conduct on a bone-deep sense of honor. When Aral's honor is compromised because of a no-win situation resulting in many deaths, Cordelia exhibits mental distress at having to preserve her own honor without betraying Aral, which manifests in a stutter convincingly done by Cowan. D.T.H. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine. HTML:

Captain Cordelia Naismith of the Betan Expeditionary Force was on a routine mission to study the life forms on an uninhabited, neutral planet. Little did she know that the enemy Barrayarans had chosen this place as their secret base for an as-yet undeclared war. Separated from her team, Cordelia is captured by Lord Aral Vorkosigan, the leader in charge of the Barrayaran mission. Aral himself is caught in a web of political intrigue that has led to a recent attempt on his life. As the two strangers struggle together across the unfriendly terrain of the foreign planet toward Aral's ship, they discover that their greatest danger may be the romance inconveniently developing between them, on the brink of a war that will divide their peoples more strongly than ever.

Recognized as the current exemplar of character-based science fiction, Bujold debuts her beloved Vorkosigan saga with this tale about the future parents of Miles Vorkosigan.

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English | Description provided by Bowker | score: 1
In the wrong place, at the wrong time, for the wrong reasons. She even wore the wrong uniform; Cordelia Naismith, Betan Expeditionary Force, had been hurried into battle still wearing her old tan Astronomical Survey fatigues. Now, captain of a throwaway ship on a mission of deception, she convoys a weapon of wicked subtlety to entrap and destroy an enemy armada.
English | score: 1
Commander Cordelia Naismith of Beta Colony & Captain Aral Vorkosigan of Barrayar suddenly find themselves at war with each other, abandoned by their respective forces on an uncharted planet & dependent on each other for their very survival. Trapped in an endless war without victory or glory & only one thing worth fighting for..."Shards of Honor"
English | score: 1
When Cordelia Naismith and her survey crew are attacked by a renegade group from Barrayar, she is taken prisoner by Aral Vorkosigan, commander of the Barrayan ship that has been taken over by an ambitious and ruthless crew member. Aral and Cordelia survive countless mishaps while their mutual admiration and even stronger feelings emerge.
English | score: 1
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