3.5*

An OK story but not to be read independently of the rest of the series in my opinion. It serves to set up the next novel more than anything else... ( )

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This novella started out as my least favorite of the sequence of stories mainly because it seemed so bleak and inexplicable, but by the end I was supremely happy I had stayed around. It became one of my favorites almost immediately. Little humor was involved, and the idea that Miles could be some sort of religious guru, however tongue-in-cheek, seemed off. However, all became well in the end as a reader. Miles, on the other hand, is only 12/14 well, but oh well.

It's a great story and is full of heavier consequences than he normally experiences. ( )

The Borders of Infinity has a different structure than the earlier VORKOSIGAN books. It�??s actually three previously published novellas with a frame story. Simon Illyan, head of Imperial Security, is visiting Miles while heƒ??s recuperating in the hospital after a surgery for bone replacements. Knowing that the government will start asking questions, Simon needs Miles to justify three large vague items in his expense reports. When Miles protests, Simon explains that because heƒ??s the prime ministerƒ??s son, Miles must avoid even the appearance of shady accounting practices. And so Miles explains each item and thus we get the stories in the novellas ƒ??The Mountains of Morning,ƒ? originally published in Analog in May 1989, ƒ??Labyrinth,ƒ? (Analog, August 1989) and ƒ??The ... Read More http://www.fantasyliterature.com/reviews/the-borders-of-infinity/ ( )