Poor Mark. I worry about him still.

And I'm still on The Vor Game! I should step up my reading, apparently.

I kind of neglected everything else I had going on for a while to read. I don't exactly regret it, but I can't responsibly recommend it.

I wouldn't mind getting a little more detail about what Mark is up to and how he's doing these days. Although I also wouldn't mind if the next book jumps 10-20 years into the future with an entirely new POV. There are a lot of threads that could get super interesting down the road if she picks them up again.

Just finished Kate Atkinson's Life After Life. I'm in love with Ursula Todd and Atkinson's incredible voice. Going to reserve A God in Ruins at the library today.

I had to hold off on reading some of the later Vor books, because of plot points that rubbed a bit too close to things that were happening in my own life. But I think I've developed enough of an emotional callus that I can pick them up and then enjoy the Red Queen now.

Although I also wouldn't mind if the next book jumps 10-20 years into the future with an entirely new POV. There are a lot of threads that could get super interesting down the road if she picks them up again.

My friend was thinking that we could get stories about all the babies (as grownups) next.

Mostly, I just think Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen is such a perfect bookend with Shards of Honor/Barrayar that I don't need anything more.

I had to hold off on reading some of the later Vor books, because of plot points that rubbed a bit too close to things that were happening in my own life.

I'm a little scared to re-read Memory.

I could see that, Jesse. There are certainly enough of them. After rereading Ethan of Athos I'm pretty curious how that little experiment all turned out, also, and What Are the Cetagandans Actually Up To is always intriguing for me. But, yeah, it's a good ending if she wants to stop.

I found the ones that hit close to home to be, hm, almost supportive of my emotional state? It's the ones that were too happy that I skipped when they came out (on purpose, that is, there were a few that I skipped accidentally). But I am a wallower and cathartic cryer.

Have you tried the Chalion novels? The Curse of Chalion, Paladin of Souls, and the Hallowed Hunt. Similar voice, although I think the third is less ... enjoyable? interesting? ... than the other two.

Oh, yes, love that world! And Penric's Demons, that might be a novella? Short story? I forget.

Have not read all the Sharing Knife books. I think I read the first one but was kind of meh on it. And I have Proto Zoa waiting in the wings - I read Dreamweavers Dilemma because it came up on the Vorkosigan timeline but the rest of the collection will, I think, be new to me.

Penric's Demon is an e-book short story/novella - loved that one!

Didn't much like Dreamweaver's Dilemma. I also have somewhere The Spirit Ring, which I also didn't much enjoy. Maybe after reading some of her other books I'd appreciate it. I didn't like the Sharing Knife books at all, although I gave the first two a good try.

I'm pretty sure I read The Spirit Ring but I don't remember a thing about it.