Teaser Tuesday (10 April)

Anyone can play along by doing the following:

โ€ข Grab your current read
โ€ข Open to a random page
โ€ข Share two (2) โ€œteaserโ€ sentences from somewhere on that page
โ€ข BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesnโ€™t give too much away! You donโ€™t want to ruin the book for others!)
โ€ข Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

โ€œBoth my parents died in political intrigue before I turned five years old; a fact you might have researched. Did you think you were dealing with anย amateur?โ€

(~ย The Vor Gameย byย Lois McMaster Bujold,ย Kindle Edition, 1990)

[There are many excellent books in the Vorkosigan Saga, but this one remains one of my favourites, probably because itโ€™s the first Iโ€™ve read. I hooked me instantly and forever to this writer and this amazing universe, let alone to the main character, Miles. Iโ€™ve loved him as a kid and even now it remains one of my heroes. Incidentally, if you havenโ€™t read (yet) anything of the Saga, thatโ€™s not probably the one to start with: there are a lot of references to things that happen before and you might easily get lost. The Warriorโ€™s Apprentice is probably a better start since it portraysย  Milesโ€™s history. But make sure you read this one, too. Itโ€™s great. By the way,ย The Vor Gameย won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1991.]

PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT with either the link to your own Teaser Tuesdaysโ€™ย post, or share your โ€˜teasersโ€™ in a comment here and/or in The Purple Booker.

12 Comments

  1. @lynnsbooks

    I still haven’t read this author but I will do eventually. Great teaser.
    Lynn ๐Ÿ˜€

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    1. Steph P. Bianchini (Post author)

      You won’t regret it, I promise ๐Ÿ™‚

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  2. Tammy

    I love her books, but I haven’t read this one. Something to look forward to!

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    1. Steph P. Bianchini (Post author)

      This is a great one, Miles at his best! ๐Ÿ™‚

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  3. maddalena@spaceandsorcery

    Miles forever!!!!! ๐Ÿ™‚
    The Vor Saga might be the only series I’ve read more than once, and it never tires me.
    Thank you for reminding me of one of my favorite characters ever ๐Ÿ™‚

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    1. Steph P. Bianchini (Post author)

      You’re welcome! I have read/loved him for so long that at times I might think I know him better than a real person ๐Ÿ˜€

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  4. ccyager

    I just read “Falling Free” in the last year and loved it. Bujold Is a Minnesota author and well known (and loved) in the Twin Cities. Wish I could say that I’ve met her — she is a member of a writing group that another writer acquaintance attends. That’s as close as I get! I’m looking forward to reading more of the Vorkosigan saga!

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    1. Steph P. Bianchini (Post author)

      Wow, I didn’t know these details. How lucky are you? ๐Ÿ™‚ Hope you eventually meet her.

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  5. sjhigbee

    Oh yes! This is a wonderful book – I LOVE this series and if I was ever going to reread anything – it would probably be this series, Steph. Thank you for featuring such a lovely book!

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    1. Steph P. Bianchini (Post author)

      I perfectly agree. I am re-reading it right now ๐Ÿ™‚

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      1. sjhigbee

        What a treat:))

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      2. sjhigbee

        What a lovely treat:)

        Reply

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