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Falling Free
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The Vorkosigan Saga: Book 0

Falling Free (1988) (edit title/settings)

by Lois McMaster Bujold (Author) (edit contributors)

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Leo Graf was just your average highly efficient engineer: mind your own business, fix what's wrong and move on to the next job. Everything neat and according to spec, just the way he liked it. But all that changed on his assignment to the Cay Habitat. Could you just stand there and... read more

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First book introducing the quadies.

Characters/People edit see section history

  • Silver: Female quaddie, attractive and interested in downsiders.
  • Leo Graf: An accomplished downsider engineer
  • Bruce Van Atta: Self-absorbed administrator of the Cay Project
  • Tony: One of the oldest quaddies. Andy's Father
  • Claire: The first quaddie to give birth. Andy's Mother
  • Andy: The first quaddie born naturally, outside of a uterine replicator.
  • Ti: A jumpship pilot who has a sexual relationship with Silver
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Setting & Locations edit see section history

  • The Habitat: A modular space station where the quaddies live. Home of the Cay Project. In orbit around Rodeo.
  • Rodeo: An inhospitable planet with a large reservoir of valuable resources. Owned by Orient IV and on lease to GalacTech.

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The shining rim of the planet Rodeo wheeled dizzily past the observation port of the orbital transfer station.

Glossary edit see section history

  • Quaddie: Bioengineered human with four hands instead of two hands and two legs. Was made to work in zero gravity environments.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 0 of 20 in The Vorkosigan Saga. (standard series)

Followed by Shards of Honor.

This is book 4 of 15 in The Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order). (standard series)

Preceded by Ethan of Athos, and followed by Brothers in Arms.

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  1. Lois McMaster Bujold (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Baen Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1988
ISBN: 0671653989
Page Count: 320

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Contains some sex and violence, but focuses more on solving problems without using violent means. As the main character is an Engineer it focuses more on an Engineer's approach to problem solving, piece by piece.

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