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MOVIE REVIEW: #StarTrek Into Darkness, reviewed by Derek Johnson (@daj42): http://t.co/6cKCr2s9Xp
Reblogging this review until I get a chance to see Into Darkness for myself.
Book Review: Mirror Dance by Bujold (3.5 Stars)
Mirror Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold
Read in January 2010
I read this novel as part of the omnibus edition Miles Errant.
Miles’ six years younger twin brother, Mark, garners most of the screen time in Mirror Dance. Less lighthearted fun and more unhinged passion and desperation pervades while we focus on Mark. Miles’ fate remains unknown for much of the story.
I enjoyed Mark meeting Aral and Cordelia. Miles’ mother treated me to some wonderful scenes with Mark or that Mark overheard. Sadly, Aral suffers nearly the same fate as Miles. But no one suffers a fate worse than death better than Mark. At times, I feared I was reading a horror novel.
But all is well that ends well and Mirror Dance succeeds on that front.
Book Review: Brothers in Arms by Bujold (3.5 Stars)
Brothers in Arms by Lois McMaster Bujold
Read in January 2010 as part of the omnibus edition Miles Errant.
Miles shakes the Cetagandans off the Dedarii Mercenaries’ tail and seeks sanctuary on Old Earth for repairs and recuperation. But something is rotten in London, where Miles repeatedly tries to collect the mercenary troops’ back pay and expenses. His investigation turns up a Komarran plot that threatens, you guessed it, the Barrayaran Empire at the highest levels. Believability was only stretched to the breaking point for one seemingly whimsical plot point that Miles pulled out of thin air to avoid an investigative reporter … which actually turned out to be true and bite him in the rear.
Miles managed to solve the various mysteries, save the Empire, get his mercenaries paid, get the girl, save his brother and salvage an almost enemy’s career. Too bad he missed out on touring Old Earth in all the excitement.
Book Review: Miles Mystery & Mayhem by Bujold (4 Stars)
Miles Mystery & Mayhem by Lois McMaster Bujold
Miles, Mystery & Mayhem is an omnibus edition containing the following three stories:
Cetaganda
Ethan of Athos
Labyrinth (see short review below)
Of the three, Cetaganda was my favorite. Ethan of Athos was a good story, but introduced a new character and re-used a minor character for a previous adventure, completely excluding Miles.
The omnibus included an informative Vorkosigan timeline.
Review of Labyrinth
I liked this Miles adventure, but not as well as all the ones that came before. Miles seemed different, not nearly as witty, and just plain off his game. The whole weird affair with Taura is just that … weird.