The framing story takes place chronologically between Brothers in Arms and Mirror Dance. In includes a short framing story in which Miles reports to Simon Illyan about his most recent galactic exploits. The three novellas The Mountains of Mourning, Labyrinth and The Borders of Infinity were originally published together in a volume entitled Borders of Infinity.I couldn’t bear to tear myself away from Miles from the moment he was born until the end of A Civil Campaign, but getting to go back and read these two books at a natural break in the inherent tension of the series was a delicious treat.

I recommend reading Falling Free and Ethan of Athos after A Civil Campaign.

A Civil Campaign marks a turning point in the series-at the time, it felt like an ending, although I’ve thoroughly loved every book Bujold has published since.

I recommend going straight from Cetaganda to Brothers in Arms.

Ethan of Athos, while falling chronologically between Cetaganda and Brothers in Arms, is a companion novel-it does not feature Miles or his family.

It’s the natural and most high-impact introduction to the Vorkoisgan universe.

Instead of starting with Falling Free, which takes place 200 years before Miles’s birth, I recommend starting with Shards of Honor and Barrayar, the two action packed novels that tell the story of how Cordelia and Aral, Miles’s (super badass!) parents met.

The reading order I ended up with is basically internal chronological, with a few minor changes, which, in my opinion, make all the difference in terms of optimal reading enjoyment. After I gobbled down all the Miles books available, I switched to reading the new ones as soon as they came out. I read the first twelve Miles books in 2000 at the time, A Civil Campaign was the end of the series. Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen my vorkosigan saga reading order for ultimate enjoyment (chronological, with a few tweaks) Komarr, A Civil Campaign and Winterfair Gifts are collected in the omnibus edition Miles in Love.

The Borders of Infinity, Brothers in Arms and Mirror Dance are collected in the omnibus edition Miles Errant.ġ3.

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