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Wow. Kind of blast from the past. I haven't read that btw, how good is it?

I'm obviously a biased source, but I metaphorically keep the Vorkosigan books [0] in a similar place with the (more-famous) Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. Both are fun reads to return to which I also find very quotable. (Although one is space-opera and the other is satirical-fantasy.)

Interestingly, the first few books are about Miles' parents, but it's neat to see what the most popular character does/doesn't inherit.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorkosigan_Saga

Interesting, I guess my two favourite SF/F writers are Pratchett and Iain M. Banks (who also wrote basically space opera) (my favourite kind of opera).

I'll have to check out the Vorkosigan books. I used to read a lot more and older Sci-Fi but I started finding it repetitive and samey.

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