Booklog 36/2018 - Lois McMaster Bujold: The Flowers of Vashnoi

[jacey]

This is a Vorkosigan novella centered on Miles' wife Ekaterin who is working with scientist Enrique Borgos on a scheme to clean up the lands of the Vashnoi exclusion zone, radioactive since the Cetagandan invasion. When Enrique's bioengineered bugs go missing, Ekaterin discovers that the zone is not quite as uninhabited as everyone thinks. In the Vorkosiverse timeline, this comes after Captain Vorpatril's Alliance. I'm a Vorkosigan addict. I'd love to see another string of Miles books, but if I can't have those than this is a very nice stopgap. Ms Bujold can do no wrong.

Comments

[watervole]

I liked it, (Never met a Bujold book I didn't) but felt it was a bit short and rehashing old ground to some extent.

[jacey]

Agreed. I never met a Bujold book I didn't like either. She seems to be enjoying writing novellas lately and I'd much rather have something novel-length, but I still enjoy the novellas.