365 Days of Books

The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold is part of the Miles Vorkosigan series. Miles looks like a mutant, a dreaded problem on Barrayar; he is not a mutant but he looks like one and his deformities are quite real. His weak bones have barred him from the armed forces but there must be something he can do. Miles' quick wits and openness to risk (as well as his luck) bring him into and out of many situations which then leave him with the appearance of treason.

Lois McMaster Bujold's books are always wonderful. Not only are her characters multidimensional, flawed and heroic, and her plots counter-intuitive is a way that allows for even a great fan to wonder how things will continue but her conflicts are character driven and there are always layers to the thinking. Issues are often brought up, fully in the stories!, that are shown from different societal backgrounds...evenly. Neat tight black-white ethical conclusions are not part of this series.

I try to make Lois McMaster Bujold books last but I usually end up sitting up late into the night devouring "just one more chapter".

I would recommend this book to teenage scifi and fantasy readers - it is neither too hard science nor too soft. I think that readers of any age who enjoy Orson Scott Card and Anne McAffrey will enjoy this series.