Komarr (Romance)

Komarr is a novel of Lois McMaster Bujold published in 2000. It is the 12th work of the Saga Vorkosigan.

Summary of the history

Three months after its nomination at the station of Imperial Listener (see Memory), his load leads it on the new possession of Barrayar, the Komarr colony. Indeed, the solar mirror which allowed the terraformation was destroyed, and Miles, helped by his colleague the Vorthys Listener must inquire into the accident. This investigation is very important politically because this mirror belongs to a project of Terraformation, it is the most important project of Komarr for finally returning the whole of livable planet.

It proves that it was about a plot to destroy the only hole of worm of Barrayar. This plot is destroyed thanks to the assistance of the niece of Vorthys, Ekaterin, with which Miles very quickly falls in love.

Comments

The book can be read only, Lois McMaster Bujold endeavors to make independent its works. They are even relatively good starting point, for those which like the SF without being attracted by all that touches with the soldier, on the one hand because it is the first volume of the adventures of Miles in its new civil career, on the other hand because part of the book is told from the point of view of Ekaterin, which is unaware of all the preceding life of Miles.

Nevertheless, of the references are made, which take another direction in the light of the former works. The indication given are those of the French edition I have Lu 5590.

p13 : Miles: " It sometimes happened to me to sleep six weeks with same the ground, in the middle of ten thousand extremely crasseux marilacans of which much ronflaient".

This allusion is explained later in the book: it refers to the events of the borders of infinite the . It is also in this episode that Miles became acquainted with the Béatrice sergeant, of which it will tell the history with Ekaterin.

p77 : Speaking about Duv Galeni, Miles known as: " We gained it with the cause of Imperium by bribing it. Thanks to the pretty boots vernies."

It is a reference to a conversation held between Miles and Duv whereas those were prisoners of the father of Duv, Ser Galen, resistant a komarran savage enemy of Barrayar, in a cumbersome clone .

p88 : speaking about jewels representing of miniature planets, Miles known as: " I know where I could make some peel one… "

In the preceding novel, Memory , Miles called upon a biochemist to carry out the molecular analysis of an artefact: this one found there microparasites destroying, a revealing element in the investigation with which Miles was charged.

p108-109 : at the time of a conversation with Nikki, the son of Ekaterin Vorsoisson, Miles speaks about a cargo liner RG which it had formerly: the purchase of this cargo liner forms the starting point of the training of the warrior . And it is in Cordelia Vorkosigan that Aral Vorkosigan ordered a cruiser of class " général".
p319: Miles looks at reflecting the Riva mathematician:
" Miles knew only too although one did not have to seek to hustle the intuition. To solve this kind of problem held more fishing that hunting: it was advisable to wait patiently, and in a certain way without anything of hoping, until the things assemble of the depths of the spirit.
It reconsidered with the last time where it had gone to the pêche."

the last time where Miles had gone to fishing (in Memory ), after several hour of unfruitful waiting to fish with the hook, it had ended up bombarding fish while launching a small grenade makes hand with water, ensuring him quickly of good catches.

External bonds

Barrayar.com

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