Cryoburn
- 373
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Cryoburn” shows “The Vorkosigan Saga” still entertaining at its seventeenth volume, with a plot built on what cryonics does to a society. Readers call it fun, and some praise the new characters and an ending that leaves a few threads untied. Some found it tame for a while, then changed their minds. This one is for those who already follow Miles Vorkosigan.
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About the book
Cryoburn is a science fiction novel by American writer Lois McMaster Bujold, first published in October 2010. Part of the Vorkosigan Saga, it explores the long-term societal effects of cryonics. Bujold has called it "an extended meditation on death."
Reading order · The Vorkosigan Saga
Full order & progress →- Shards of HonorStart here
7.57.5 / 10 - The Warrior's Apprentice
–Not ranked yet - Ethan of Athos
7.57.5 / 10 - Falling Free
7.67.6 / 10 - Brothers in Arms
7.97.9 / 10 - Borders of Infinity
7.97.9 / 10 - WeathermanWeatherman–Not ranked yet
- Barrayar
8.18.1 / 10 - Mirror Dance
8.28.2 / 10 - Cetaganda
7.97.9 / 10 - Labyrinth
–Not ranked yet - Memory
8.38.3 / 10 - Komarr
8.08.0 / 10 - A Civil Campaign
8.18.1 / 10 - Winterfair Gifts
7.87.8 / 10 - Diplomatic Immunity
7.97.9 / 10 - CryoburnThis book
7.77.7 / 10 - Captain Vorpatril's Alliance
8.08.0 / 10 - Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen
7.67.6 / 10 - The Flowers of Vashnoi
–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.6 across 136 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 48% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.2 | 12 | 9% |
| Hardcover | 7.7 | 124 | 91% |
Frequently asked
How long is Cryoburn?
It has 373 pages — shorter than 66% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
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