Shards of Honor
- 300
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Shards of Honor” begins the “Vorkosigan Saga” as an assured, unhurried love story between soldiers of opposing sides. Some readers praise the politics and the characters, and the book’s plea to look past what one has been told about an enemy. The opening situation strikes some as overfamiliar and the romance as too quickly won, though others find the love story sweet. As the first in publication order, it is a natural place to begin.
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About the book
Shards of Honor is an English language science fiction novel by Lois McMaster Bujold, first published in June 1986. It is a part of the Vorkosigan Saga, and is the first full-length novel in publication order. Shards of Honor is paired with Bujold's 1991 Barrayar in the omnibus Cordelia's Honor (1996).
Reading order · The Vorkosigan Saga
Full order & progress →- Shards of HonorThis book
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 - Cryoburn
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 7.2 across 118 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 45% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 7.5 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.2 | 118 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is Shards of Honor?
It has 300 pages — shorter than 81% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
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