Cryoburn, by Lois McMaster Bujold, is the latest entry in the Vorkosigan Saga. Ignore the almost uninterrupted string of cheesy covers and space-opera descriptions. The saga is about the best science fiction I've ever read. It's got everything - great primary and secondary characters, great world building, great plot, great dialog, great prose, great everything. Bujold has no weaknesses; she is the perennially under-appreciated force in sci-fi despite multiple Hugos and Nebulas. Unfortunately, the latest couple of books in the series haven't been quite to the level of the best of the the saga, and this one in particular was getting mediocre reviews, so I started it with mixed feelings.
I liked it, although it's not my favorite of the Vorkosigan saga. Here are a couple random thoughts that CONTAIN SPOILERS:
