Winterfair Gifts (Miles Vorkosigan Adventures) [MP3 CD]

Lois McMaster Bujold (Author), Grover Gardner (Reader)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2008 | Series: Miles Vorkosigan Adventures

This Hugo-nominated novella adds a delightful extra chapter to Bujolds acclaimed Vorkosigan series, describing the wedding of Miles and Ekaterin and the events leading up to it.

Product Details

• MP3 CD
• Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc.; Unabridged edition (July 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1433250195
• ISBN-13: 978-1433250194
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 6.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,545,237 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Winterfair Gifts fills in an important gap in the Miles Vorkosigan saga, February 5, 2009

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Brooksey from SoCal - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Winterfair Gifts (Miles Vorkosigan Adventures) (Audio CD)

As a long time fan of Miles Vorkosigan, I really enjoyed reading about his wedding and all the fun that can happen when a mutant like Taura visits Barrayar. The story holds true to the elements present in the rest of the series, interesting characters that you get invested in enough to care about, both wry and silly humor, and a good story that moves fast enough that even without a lot of action/adventure gets to the end leaving you wishing for more.

This work is much shorter than the novels, and while extremely entertaining, does not have enough background information about the Vorkosiverse to make it a good starting point for the series. So if you are just starting the saga, begin with one of the novels and let this be a dainty little tidbit to digest in between reading a couple of them. Good story, good narrator, and a throughly enjoyable listen.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Satisfying Ride by a master of the courageous heart, October 15, 2008

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Michael L. Burgess (Blue Hill, NE United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Winterfair Gifts (Miles Vorkosigan Adventures) (MP3 CD)

Despite having only one vocal actor I had no problems at all "seeing" the different characters. I found the story, as I have come to expect from Lois McMaster Bujold, to be funny, moving, dramatic and satisfying, though I do wish it was longer. By being a novela some parts were glossed over in a hurry that left me wanting more. The audio adaptation is never quite what I hear and see in my mind when I read the story, but this one was well done. Not quite to the standards of a "Readers Chair production", but since they are out of business right now, this is very good.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too short for the money and lacking any story substance, February 4, 2011

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DL White "lordhellwood" (Pinckney, MI USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Winterfair Gifts (Vorkosigan Saga) (Kindle Edition)

I've read and really enjoyed this series by LMB, but for me this one is a throw away. I suppose it wraps up the series in a way (spoiler, Miles gets married), but really there is nothing here that comes near the adventure and fun of the previous books. There's one mild threat, and one very tame response all of which takes place in about 20 pages. This should have been a freebie for fans. If you like the softer, soap opera side of the series, you'll like this. If you want more of the action that made the series so engaging, this will be a major disappointment.