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The Warrior's Apprentice

A Miles Vorkosigan Novel

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The Warrior's Apprentice

Written by: Lois McMaster Bujold
Narrated by: Grover Gardner
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 Miles Vorkosigan makes his debut in this frenetic coming-of-age tale. At age 17, Miles is allowed to take the entrance exams to the elite military academy; he passes the written but manages, through miscalculation in a moment of anger, to break both his legs on the obstacle course, washing out before he begins. His aged grandfather dies in his sleep shortly after, for which Miles blames himself. Miles is sent to visit his grandmother Naismith on distant Beta Colony, accompanied by his bodyguard, Sergeant Bothari and Bothari's daughter, Elena. Miles passes himself off as a mercenary leader as he picks up a ragtag crew, and soon Miles' father Aral is under political attack back home as garbled rumors of Miles' mercenary operations trickle back. Miles must abandon his new fleet and dash back to Barrayar to stop the plot.©1986 Lois McMaster Bujold (P)2005 Blackstone Audiobooks Action & Adventure Science Fiction

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"The pace is breathless, the characterization thoughtful and emotionally powerful....Highly recommended." (Booklist)

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Listened to this back in early 2010s and the younger me loved it back then but now that I'm older and hopefully more mature and knowing, the post modernist wokery inserted into it and the whole Betan superiority angle grated on me a lot. Was planning on going through the series again but now I'm debating if I will be able to listen to the entire series again. Probably not.

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