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Miles Vorkosigan makes his debut in this frenetic coming-of-age tale. At age seventeen, Miles is allowed to take the entrance exams to the elite military academy; he passes the written but manages, through miscalculation in a moment of anger, to break both his legs on the obstacle course, washing out before he begins. His aged grandfather dies in his sleep shortly after, and Miles blames himself. He is sent to visit his grandmother Naismith on distant Beta Colony, accompanied by his bodyguard, Sergeant Bothari, and Bothari's daughter, Elena. Miles passes himself off as a mercenary leader as he picks up a ragtag crew, and soon his father Aral is under political attack back home as garbled rumors of Miles' mercenary operations trickle back. Miles must abandon his new fleet and dash back to Barrayar to stop the plot.
EatSleepChuck: Both main characters are kids who make up for their meek physical stature with cleverness and perception to rise up the ranks of military. Ender's Game is noticeably darker, however.
Omdat zijn moeder toen ze zwanger was, gifgas heeft ingeademd, is de achttienjarige Vor Miles Vorkosigan geboren met een botafwijking. Ondanks zijn handicap wil hij als zoon van de eerste minister van de Barrayaanse keizer slagen voor de militaire academie, maar hij faalt jammerlijk, waarna hij in de Bètaanse ruimtekolonie, op bezoek bij zijn oma, in de problemen raakt omdat hij een dronken sprongpiloot wil helpen. Daardoor volgt een onverwachte golf van avonturen, die van Miles uiteindelijk een ruimte-admiraal maken, nou ja, eigenlijk meer een piraat. Dit is, na 'De planeet Barrayar'* de tweede aflevering van 'De avonturen van Miles Vorkosigan', een reeks die alles heeft om populair te worden in de Nederlanden. Lois McMaster Bujold schrijft immers alsof ze een moderne - en grappige - Dostojewski van de sciencefiction is: stijlvol, avontuurlijk, romantisch, politiek geïnspireerd, gepassioneerd. Steekt ver boven de sciencefiction-middelmaat uit. Normale druk. (Biblion recensie, B. van Laerhoven)
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Eerste woorden
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The tall and dour non-com wore Imperial dress greens and carried his communications panel like a field marshall's baton.
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"That's because I've got forward momentum. There's no virtue in it. It's just a balancing act. I don't dare stop."
"I guess it just doesn't look very heroic to sneak up behind somebody and shoot them in the back. I can't help thinking it would be more efficient, though."
But reason seemed to run backwards, conclusions swallowed in premises, and premises in silence, until in the end only silence and the unanswerable object remained.
More battles have been won or last by the quartermasters than by any general staff.
"A verbal agreement is the most binding of contracts! Your soul is in your breath, and therefore in your voice. Once pledged it must be redeemed."
Miles wondered briefly how many key command decisions in history had been flicked out in the compelling urgency of some like biological necessity.
"I've known people who play chess like this. They can't think their way to a checkmate, so they spend their time trying to clear the board of the little pieces. This eventually reduces the game to a simplicity they can grasp, and they're happy. The perfect war is a fool's mate."
Not only was Ivan an idiot, but he generated a telepathic damping field that turned people nearby into idiots too.
"Mother," said Miles, "calls it my great gift. Tests are a gift, she says, and great tests are a great gift."
Laatste woorden
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
Miles Vorkosigan makes his debut in this frenetic coming-of-age tale. At age seventeen, Miles is allowed to take the entrance exams to the elite military academy; he passes the written but manages, through miscalculation in a moment of anger, to break both his legs on the obstacle course, washing out before he begins. His aged grandfather dies in his sleep shortly after, and Miles blames himself. He is sent to visit his grandmother Naismith on distant Beta Colony, accompanied by his bodyguard, Sergeant Bothari, and Bothari's daughter, Elena. Miles passes himself off as a mercenary leader as he picks up a ragtag crew, and soon his father Aral is under political attack back home as garbled rumors of Miles' mercenary operations trickle back. Miles must abandon his new fleet and dash back to Barrayar to stop the plot.
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Vorkosigan Group Read: Young Miles
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(Biblion recensie, B. van Laerhoven)