The Vorkosigan saga has a strong reputation, but I wasn’t expecting much beyond solid military SF – a bit of easy-reading boys’ adventure. Bujold exceeded those expectations, delivering a well-written, calmly paced, enemies-to-lovers story. We begin with a very familiar SF trope: two soldiers from opposite sides are stranded on a planet and forced to work together to survive long enough to reach rescue. Along the way they gradually come to...