First Five Chapters Of CRYOBURN

[filkertom]

That is, Lois McMaster Bujold's new Vorkosigan book. Which isn't being published in full till November.

Here there be spoilers.

Comments

[sidebernie.livejournal.com]

Aaargh!

Must... wait... for full text...

[allandaros.livejournal.com]

Hmm. I am not terribly interested by this preview - Miles has just escaped a kidnapping attempt, is drugged to the gills, but it's not gripping, there's no sense of urgency. The kid character doesn't help matters - he seems a bit cloying-cutesy and not engaging.

There's also the fact that the opening scene - Miles, struggling through a field of cryo-tanks - reminded me of Dan Abnett's fantastic Eisenhorn series, which opens in a similar fashion, but was a lot more tense from the very beginning. This isn't Bujold's fault, it's just my own external experience being brought to the table, but it's still jarring.

All this said, I am actually pretty excited for the book. Seeing Memory's first five chapters like this would probably have had me in a similar state of dislike, but it's my favorite Vorkosigan book bar none. I find the books start to get going about a third of the way in, anyway, so I'll withhold my judgment (and possible further crankiness) until the book itself is released.

[redneckgaijin.livejournal.com]

When I re-read Memory I usually skip to the ice-water incident and begin from there. It's a very good book, but the first few chapters are just too painful for me to read again.

[allandaros.livejournal.com]

::nod:: I know exactly what you mean. (I usually skip down to Miles getting brevet-Auditor'd, and go from there. Seeing him lose the Dendarii and ImpSec hurts.)

[redneckgaijin.livejournal.com]

It's not the loss that hurts for me- it's the slow, drawn-out spiral of self-destruction in those first six or seven chapters.

[catsittingstill.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean.

I almost couldn't read it the first time. If I hadn't had a lot of previous experience with Lois and Miles that reassured me this would be a good book, I don't know that I would have pressed on.

On the other hand, I found it quite believable, so it set up the rest of the book very well. And the part where Miles picks himself up (or is picked up, depending on your point of view) and starts getting on with piecing his life back together...sometimes when I'm feeling down I think about that part.

[shannachie.livejournal.com]

It's already on my wish list.

eARC available

[tacklebeth.livejournal.com]

Shell out the money and buy the full text for $15 at Baen's site.

Re: eARC available

[selenesue.livejournal.com]

I confess I have done this and nobody is allowed to disturb me at home until I'm done. Yes, I'm going to buy the hardback too but it's in a good cause.

Re: eARC available

[catsittingstill.livejournal.com]

seriously considering it...

[ladystarblade.livejournal.com]

Love the Miles books, but it's been wayyy too long since I've read any of them. I'd have to backtrack and get reacquainted...and that's not going to happen until late October at the earliest.

Having less reading time than I used to sucks. :-(

[bryanp.livejournal.com]

I'm not going to read the preview, but I'm anxiously awaiting the book. Glad to know it's coming this year.

[johno.livejournal.com]

This is what Lois read at Denvention.

Of course, Roic actually gets the best lines:

"Maybe m'lord escaped, and will rescue me."

[secoia.livejournal.com]

Reminds me how MUCH I love her books.