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Description edit
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... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Miles Vorkosigan: Imperial Auditor
- Roic: Armsman to Miles
- Mark Vorkosigan: Mile's clone brother
- Kareen Koudelka: Mark's partner
- Jin Sato: Boy living on the street.
- Dr. Raven Durona: Part of the Durona group. Doctor specializing in cryo revival. Assisted on Miles cryorevival years ago (prior to this story) after he was frozen after being hit point blank by a needler gun.
- Mina Sato: Jin's Sister
- Suze-san: Susan Suzuki, former executive secretary at a cryofaciltiy
- Lisa Sato: Activist. Arrested and frozen 18 months ago.
- Dr. Leiber: Cryo researcher. Found a better cryo solution to use.
- consul Stefin Vorlynkin: Head of the Barrayan consulate on Kibou
- Lieutenant Trev Johannes: Staff at Barrayaran embassy.
- Wing: Executive at WhiteCrys
- Hans Witta and Okiya Cermak: NewEgypt security personnel
- Aunt Lorna: Aunt to Jin and Mina
Quotes edit
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“All the worry people expend over not existing after they die, yet nary a one ever seems to spare a moment to worry about not having existed beforethey were conceived. Or at all.”
Miles Vorkosigan
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
Angels were falling all over the place.
Table of Contents edit
Cryoburn
Aftermaths
Miles Vorkosigan/Naismith: His Universe and Times
Glossary edit
- Lord Auditor: A high position trouble shooter.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 18 of 19 in The Vorkosigan Saga. (standard series)
Preceded by Diplomatic Immunity.
This is book 15 of 15 in The Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order). (standard series)
Preceded by Diplomatic Immunity.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Lois McMaster Bujold (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Baen
Country: U.S.A.
Publication Date: 10/19/2010
ISBN: 9781439133941
Page Count: 345
Publisher: Baen
Country: U.S.A.
Publication Date: 10/19/2010
ISBN: 9781439133941
Page Count: 345
Awards edit
- Hugo Award (Finalist, 2011: Best Novel)
- Locus Science Fiction Award (Finalist, 2011)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Publisher's Weekly: Bujold's Interview in Publisher's Weekly Genreville.
- The Bujold Nexus: Official webpage of the author.
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