Cryoburn, Lois McMaster Bujold
Cryoburn, Lois McMaster Bujold
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Cryoburn

Author: Lois McMaster Bujold

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Unabridged: 10 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/19/2010

Synopsis

Kibou-daini is a planet obsessed with cheating death. Barrayaran Imperial Auditor Miles Vorkosigan can hardly disapprove—he’s been cheating death his whole life, on the theory that turnabout is fair play. But when a Kibou-daini cryocorp—an immortal company whose job it is to shepherd its all-too-mortal frozen patrons into an unknown future—attempts to expand its franchise into the Barrayaran Empire, Emperor Gregor dispatches his top troubleshooter, Miles, to check it out.On Kibou-daini, Miles discovers generational conflict over money and resources is heating up, even as refugees displaced in time skew the meaning of “generation” past repair. Here he finds a young boy with a passion for pets and a dangerous secret, a Snow White trapped in an icy coffin who burns to rewrite her own tale, and a mysterious crone who is the very embodiment of the warning “Don’t mess with the secretary.” Bribery, corruption, conspiracy, kidnapping—something is rotten on Kibou-daini, and it isn’t due to power outages in the Cryocombs. And Miles is in the middle—of trouble.

About Lois McMaster Bujold

Lois McMaster Bujold is one of the most honored writers in the fields of science fiction and fantasy. In 2019 she was named a Damon Knight Grand Master by Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, one of science fiction’s highest honors. She has won seven Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards. In 2011 she was awarded the Skylark Award for her significant contribution to science fiction. Hugo awards for Best Series were received by the Vorkosigan Saga in 2017, and the World of the Five Gods in 2018.

About Grover Gardner

Grover Gardner is an award-winning narrator with over a thousand titles to his credit. Named one of the “Best Voices of the Century” and a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, he has won three prestigious Audie Awards, was chosen Narrator of the Year for 2005 by Publishers Weekly, and has earned more than thirty Earphones Awards.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Courtney on August 17, 2010

The second half of this review contains spoilers for the book. I'll post a warning before we get into them. (Note: this is an actual review for the book--which normally I don't post, as the community norm in romance is that authors don't review books. So don't assume I liked this book less than othe......more

Goodreads review by Choko on February 16, 2025

*** 4 *** A buddy read with my friends Evgeny and Maria, because we need some Forward Momentum!!! I can't believe it has been almost 40 years on page, since we first met Miles's mom and dad, his birth, his teenage years, his loves, his Grand successes and major fallings. In this book Miles is 38 year......more

Goodreads review by Maria on May 25, 2017

Buddy read with Choko and Evgeny. CryoBurn is the next to last book so far in the series and for most of the time is a return to Miles' galactic adventures, similar to Diplomatic Immunity. He's sent to Kibou-daini to investigate a possible ploy by one of their cryo corporations to make some trouble o......more

Goodreads review by Justine on November 29, 2020

3.5 stars Enjoyable, but not as strong as others in the series. That said, I did like it more than Captain Vorpatril's Alliance, which just didn't fulfill my hopes. It's hard to rate books like this, because Lois McMaster Bujold's writing remains strong, and CryoBurn is a good book; it suffers mostly......more

Goodreads review by Michael on February 03, 2024

This was the last Miles-centric Vorkoverse novel and as such it was a good one. I liked the intrigue and all the humor and antics that Bujold does such a great job of weaving into her story. In CryoBurn, we venture to a new world and deal with cryosleep and immortality. Miles and Roic are a great te......more

Quotes

“Fans have been clamoring for Hugo winner Bujold to pen a new Vorkosigan Saga novel since 2002’s Diplomatic Immunity, and they will not be disappointed by this thoughtful tale…Bujold introduces appealing characters to join familiar ones in exploring the ramifications of a planet-wide culture of postponing death, and her deft and absorbing writing easily corrals the complex plot and softens the blow of a tear-jerking conclusion.” Publishers Weekly

“Excellently done…Bujold has always excelled at creating forceful characters and she does it here again.” Denver Post

“One of sf’s outstanding talents…an outstanding series.” Booklist

“An intelligent, well-crafted and thoroughly satisfying blend of adventure, sociopolitical commentary, scientific experiments, and occasional perils…with that extra spicing of romance.” Locus

Awards

  • Locus Award
  • Hugo Award
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