It's sort of one of those "you have to be there" moments, but if you have NOT read Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold, and you like SF/space opera even the slightest bit, allow me to point you at Cordelia's Honor, an omnibus edition of Shards of Honor and Barrayar. It's good.
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Date: 2009-08-01 02:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-01 06:47 pm (UTC)Quite good. Shards sets up Barrayar, but Barrayar is the book that totally sells me.
Memory and A Civil Campaign are also very, very good. Memory doesn't go over as well unless you've read the rest of the series, although I think A Civil Campaign is more accessible if you're not familiar with the series. It also appeals to the Regency/Heyer fans.
Memory has moments that blow me away, but they don't make as good icons...
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