A Civil Campaign

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• A Civil Campaign

  While a lot of, if not most, science fiction has to do with the interplay between culture and technology, A Civil Campaign uses that interplay in service of a romance -- or, as the subtitle puts it, "a comedy of biology and manners." In this case, th ... (read full critics)

  sfsite published on Sun, 17 Jul 2011

• A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold

  Just for sheer fun there hasn’t been a better book this year than Lois McMaster Bujold’s latest Miles Vorkosigan adventure. Driven by science fiction ideas, A Civil Campaign is none-the-less also a wonderfully effective romance novel. The three rocky ... (read full critics)

  theromancereader published on Fri, 10 Sep 2010

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  On re-reading I still enjoyed the mix of maneuvering and madcap comedy. But it's not as fun, as the second time around you can see how the author forces the characters to take perspectives that don't fit what THEY have experienced. It smacks of Mary Sue-ing and Gary Stew-ing.

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• English Books
• Audio CD
• Edition: MP3 Una
• ISBN-10: 1433207109
• ISBN-13: 9781433207105
• Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
• Pub date: Sep 01, 2007
• Dimensions: 190 mm x 130 mm x 20 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette and Others
• In other languages: other languages Libros en Español

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