Dispatched to Kibou-daini and a conference on cryonics, Miles discovers Emperor Gregor was right to be concerned: one of the cryocorps, as they're called on Kibou, that plans to expand to one of the imperial planets, Komarr, is up to no good. It's part action-thriller but mostly mystery, and Miles is a sneaky and devious man. Miles can use a weapon when need be, but there's actually very little of that kind of action in Cryoburn. If I had a nickel for every time an author stole ideas from my before I was even born…. In fact, it's kind of scary how close Miles comes to my idealized "somewhat crazy covert operative in space" template.
He also happens to be one of my favourite types of character. He's a great character, and it's obvious that Bujold loves to write him. From our first meeting, when Bujold shows that he is fallible and capable of being incapacitated, to his last page, where nothing in his life will ever be the same again, Miles kept me riveted. Most importantly, Cyroburn is a fun story, makes me laugh, and makes me love Miles Vorkosigan. She can refer to previous characters and to past events without leaving a neophyte like me swimming in the seas of confusion. She knows how to remind old fans and education new ones by dropping enough facts about the distant Barrayaran Empire without sitting us down for a three-chapter lecture on the subject. The single most obvious fact about this book is that Bujold knows how to write.
However, I'm not assertive enough to go ahead and change the title in the Goodreads database.Īs far as introductions to a series go, Cyroburn worked very well. The cover page is no help-for all we know, it's CRYOBURN or cryoburn! I'm going to go ahead and call it Cyroburn, because I'm not a big fan of CamelCase unless it's very very justified. Is it Cryoburn or CryoBurn? The copyright page uses the former Bujold calls it by the latter form. I'm sure that my opinion of Cyroburn will be different once I'm more familiar with the world of Miles Vorkosigan (and yes, I know Miles isn't all the books, or even the first book).
I had intended to start with the first book and work my way through the series at a sedate pace, but circumstances have forced me to do otherwise. But ultimately it's Bujold's fault for garnering such a huge fanbase.
It's the fault of her fans for getting Cryoburn nominated for a Hugo Award, which is why I am reading it now. And it's all Lois McMaster Bujold's fault. Let me begin with a huge disclaimer: I have not read any other books in the Vorkosigan Saga.
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