Memory
Lois McMaster Bujold
Baen, Sep 2 2014, $15.00
ISBN: 9781476736730
On his last mission at Jackson's
Whole, dwarfish secret agent Miles Vorkosigan died, but was frozen and resuscitated
(see Mirror Dance). Insisting he is
fine, Miles returns to field work only to suffer a seizure that endangers
others while on a combat foray.
Afterward he lies about what happened and especially his physical
condition in the report he provides to his superior, Barrayaran Imperial
Security Chief Simon Illyan. Reacting as
he must, Illyan fires Miles.
Devastated as his field work including being the Admiral of the Dendarii mercenaries has been
his only reason to live; the depressed Vorkosigan considers an active response “to
be or not to be”. However, when Illyan’s
100% perfect recall memory chip begins to fail him, Miles convinces the desperate Emperor Gregor to name him the Imperial
Auditor; as both understand the gravity of errors by the Chief of IMPSEC places
the empire in peril.
Following up on the Hugo Award winning Mirror
Dance, this reprint of Memory is a strong transitional entry as Vorkosigan
begins a new career. Character driven by
the "failing" minds, bodies and emotions of the two heroes, readers
will appreciate this powerful novel that showcases Lois McMaster Bujold’s
skills as Miles finds a new relevancy answering “…that is the question.”
Harriet Klausner
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