A little bit back I reviewed Shards of Honor, the start of the Vorkosigan series by Lois McMaster Bujold – which was a Swords & Laser book club pick. Well, that’s not exactly correct – it’s half of a Sword & Laser book club pick – it was instead selected as Cordelia’s Honor – a book that combines it with the novel Barrayar, which follows up right after it (and was originally intended to be the same book) – but got a few more passes for a later publication after the Bujold decided to split the two parts up, and which were later recombined. So, now it’s time for the rest of the story.
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Book Review: China Mountain Zhang
Time to catch up with the book reviews for the Sword & Laser Book Club, with my thoughts on China Mountain Zhang by Maureen F. McHugh.
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Shadows of the Empire: Book Review
It’s time to get to the book version of Shadows of the Empire.
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Legends of the Force Episode 43: Young Jedi Knights – Jedi Sunrise
We return to Young Jedi Knights, where the Shadow Academy Arc is coming to a head.
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Book Review: Young Jedi Knights – Jedi Sunrise
Time to move on to a Star Wars book that isn’t actually terrible, as I take a look at the next Young Jedi Knights anthology.
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The Black Fleet Crisis: Tyrant’s Test – Book Review
It’s time to rip the adhesive bandage off of this terrible novel trilogy.
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