Título: Borders of Infinity
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Sinopse: A NEW EDITION OF A COLLECTION OF LANDMARK NOVELLAS IN THE VORKOSIGAN SAGA. NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR WITH 2.5 MILLION BOOKS IN PRINT. Three Miles Vorkosigan Adventures! "The Mountains of Mourning" is a Hugo & Nebula award-winning novella. Just after graduating from military academy, Ensign Miles must take on one of his duties as a Barrayaran Vor Lord by acting as detective and judge in a back-country murder case. In "Labyrinth," Miles travels to Jackson's Whole on a covert mission for Barrayar as Dendarii Mercenary Admiral Naismith. His mission to rescue a top research geneticist is complicated by the doctor's insistence that one of his experimental creatures be destroyed first. "The Borders of Infinity" finds Miles in a Cetagandan prison camp. But why is he there? How does he handle captivity? And will he make it out alive? About Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan Saga: "The pace is breathless, the characterization thoughtful and emotionally powerful, and the author's narrative technique and command of language compelling. Highly recommended."—Booklist "[The Warrior's Apprentice] would work just fine . . . as the introduction to the series as a whole. I suspect that anybody who reads one will be as charmed as I was and want to pick up the rest."—SF Site "If you love solid space opera rooted in strong character, you can't go wrong . . . The Warrior's Apprentice already displays the craft and the heart which would soon make Lois McMaster Bujold one of the most feted talents in SF."—SF Reviews About Vorkosigan series entry Diplomatic Immunity: “Bujold is adept at world-building and provides a witty, character-centered plot, full of exquisite grace notes . . . fans will be thoroughly gripped and likely to finish the book in a single sitting.”—Publishers Weekly The Vorkosigan Series in Story-based Chronological Order Falling Free Shards of Honor Barrayar The Warrior's Apprentice The Vor Game Cetaganda Ethan of Athos Borders of Infinity Brothers in Arms Mirror Dance Memory Komarr A Civil Campaign Diplomatic Immunity Captain Vorpatril's Alliance Cryoburn Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Borders of Infinity”, de $undefined, publicado pela editora BAEN BOOKS, em 2016 e com 224 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: BAEN BOOKS
Páginas: 224
Ano: 2016
Edição: Reprint
Linguagem: pt_BR
ISBN: 9781476781938
ISBN13: 9781476781938
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Baen Books costumam oferecer uma experiência de leitura marcada por narrativas intensas e cheias de ação, com forte presença de elementos militares, tecnológicos e fantásticos. As histórias frequentemente exploram conflitos épicos, desde batalhas em cenários históricos alternativos até guerras interestelares e aventuras espaciais, sempre com personagens que enfrentam desafios extremos e dilemas morais. O ritmo tende a ser ágil, com cenas de combate detalhadas e enredos que mesclam suspense, estratégia e, por vezes, humor irônico. O catálogo sugere um interesse especial por universos ficcionais bem construídos, onde a ciência e a fantasia se entrelaçam, e em que a sobrevivência e a honra são temas recorrentes.
