Livre d'Or

Thank you yet again for bringing these books into my life! The thing about Miles growing up is, well, I think I could tell by the end of Memory what grown-up Miles would be like. We've already seen him trying to balance the incredible power he has as an Auditor with not abusing the position. We've already seen him acknowledge that his grand schemes don't always work, and taking responsibility for the fact that other people get hurt when that happens. Both Komarr and A civil campaign felt like more of the same, somehow.

It's nice to know that he manages to find someone who loves Barrayar and understands its bizarre feudal system, yet is independent minded and not a girly girl. But all that seems just too perfect, especially the way they just happen to be eachother's exact physical type. I didn't feel that the last two books added anything to either Miles' character development, or to his happy ending after hitting rock bottom in Memory. I mean, they're still fun to read, and Komarr has lots of drama and A civil campaign has some really fantastic one-liners. But it really does seem as if the arc is played out, they don't add anything really fundamental.