Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
- Grab your current read
- Open to a random page
- Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
- BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
- Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
I am in the middle of a massive re-read of the Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold. I am reading all of these again because I just read the eARC of the most recent book in the series - Cryoburn - and wanted to revisit the world and the characters. I have all of these books in multiple editions and am currently reading them on my Kindle.
He had to restrain himself from skipping down the steps of the Palais de London in the ambassador's wake. Genius. He was a frigging genius.The he in question is Lord Miles Vorkosigan son of the Prime Minister of the planet Barrayar and a lieutenant in Imperial Security. He is also Admiral Naismith who is the commander of the Dendarii Mercenary - a secret arm of Barrayar's intelligence division (secret even from the Dendarii!)
All his identities are gathering in the same place in this adventure on Earth which is very dangerous for Miles and for Barrayar's interests. Miles needs to find a way to convince everyone that he is at least two separate people since Naismith cannot be seen as a tool of the Barrayarans. So he floats the idea that Naismith is a clone of Vorkosigan. Only Miles discovers that he really does have a clone. His clone-brother Mark is a part of a massive plot that Miles must foil.
The Vorkosigan Saga is space opera with a very human touch. Lois says that she doesn't do themes - that she just tells stories. But the stories do tend to allow for exploration of several themes - honor, loyalty, and many others.
I have lost count of the number of times that I have read this series. Each time I find something new and get lost in the excellent storytelling.
Wow..I love to re-read my favorites books too. I've read Enyd Blytons couple times. Mostly because my cousins love them!
ReplyDeleteGlad you are enjoying this series so much! Hope you have a wonderful reading week....
ReplyDeleteha ha. That made me giggle. Guys skipping do that to me. :)
ReplyDeleteAn interesting teaser. I've never heard of this series, though it sounds like something a friend of mine might have read. Thanks for visiting!
ReplyDeleteI had not heard of this series before! Sounds great! Thanks for visiting my teaser!
ReplyDeleteHe is very confident! Love it.
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Sounds good...it's hard to imagine a big guy "skipping"... lol.
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Interesting teaser. I too love re-reading my favorite series every now and again. ^_^
ReplyDeleteThat one made me laugh :P. And I always like to re-read things, otherwise I feel it's a waste just to buy a book read it once and then leave it on the shelf to collect dust. Glad you're enjoying your reading!
ReplyDeleteNever heard of this series before, I think I might have to take a closer look sometime! Happy reading! Thanks for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteInteresting quote! I haven't heard of this series myself either....but sounds like you're one of its number one fans! ^_^ Happy reading or in this case, rereading!
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy this- thanks for dropping by The Literary Omnivore!
ReplyDeleteGreat teaser, and thank you for the description of the main character and the series. I've always meant to get into Lois McMaster Bujold, but have never gotten around to it yet. Maybe it's time, eh? :-)
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, my own teaser is at Bookishgal.
Oh, and! Your blog name makes me scream with glee.
Great teaser! Sounds like a fun book.
ReplyDeleteHaven't heard of this series before. Cool teaser
ReplyDeleteAwesome, frigging awesome!
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I have a few books that I reread from time to time, too. Always nice to come back to those books we've loved in the past. Haven't heard of this series before, but it sounds exciting.
ReplyDeleteFunny teaser.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a good book!
ReplyDeleteMine's more fun this week - get a laugh!
All I Ever Wanted
I'm looking forward to your review!
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping by. Mine's from The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry.
Great teaser! I hope you're enjoying the rest of the book :)
ReplyDeleteOoo...wonderful teaser! I've read Bujold's Sharing Knife series & the very first Vorkosigan book (in which Cordelia first meets Aral), but I never made to the second book. Your teaser reminds me just how much I want to get back to this series. Bujold is a very talented writer. Enjoy your re-read! :)
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