Captain Vorpatril's Alliance.
Jul. 13th, 2012 07:51 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
matt_doyleSo yesterday I went over to the BAen website and bought the advance reader copy e-book of Captain Vorpatril's Alliance by Lois McMaster Bujold.
It's frivolous, paced less evenly, surprisingly insightful in ways both expected and unexpected, and it showcases Ivan brilliantly. It's hard to say much more without spoilers, but all the characters are delightfully themselves, and the tone (frivolous and unevenly paced) is perfectly suited to the protagonist. There are two or three twists to the story, none of which I saw telegraphed more than moments in advance, a whole host of new faces, and what may or may not be the plot lead-in to an unwritten Miles novel squarely in the middle of the book.
There's a sort of universal structure problem in the treatment of one character -- who is respected by the narrative, but who is, in a meta sense, put in a position that annoys many fans, but as with anything spoilery, I'll keep the details to my comment threads.
Reading it on a Kindle was less problematic than expected.
It's frivolous, paced less evenly, surprisingly insightful in ways both expected and unexpected, and it showcases Ivan brilliantly. It's hard to say much more without spoilers, but all the characters are delightfully themselves, and the tone (frivolous and unevenly paced) is perfectly suited to the protagonist. There are two or three twists to the story, none of which I saw telegraphed more than moments in advance, a whole host of new faces, and what may or may not be the plot lead-in to an unwritten Miles novel squarely in the middle of the book.
There's a sort of universal structure problem in the treatment of one character -- who is respected by the narrative, but who is, in a meta sense, put in a position that annoys many fans, but as with anything spoilery, I'll keep the details to my comment threads.
Reading it on a Kindle was less problematic than expected.
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Date: 2012-07-14 01:09 am (UTC)I'm not convinced I want to buy an ARC rather than waiting for the final version in print, but boy is this tempting.
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Date: 2012-07-16 12:40 am (UTC)Also, you're totally welcome to use it if you want. There should be more Chie icons in the world.
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Date: 2012-07-16 03:48 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-07-16 03:53 am (UTC)Presented without further comment.
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Date: 2012-07-18 12:10 pm (UTC)no subject
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