Hugo Award Best Novel Winner
The Vor Game
by Lois McMaster Bujold
Summary
Newly graduated from the Imperial Military Academy, Miles Vorkosigan takes a dreary weather station posting before being swept into interstellar intrigue and a plot threatening the Barrayaran throne. Bujold mixes fast military adventure with sharp wit and her trademark focus on a physically disabled hero who outthinks his enemies. The book continues the popular Vorkosigan Saga and shows Miles balancing his two identities as officer and mercenary admiral.
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Historical Context & Significance
This was Bujold's second consecutive Hugo win for Best Novel, part of a remarkable run of awards across her Vorkosigan Saga.