A person who has taken up the power of a Shard is the Vessel of that Shard.. Free download or read online Shards of Honor pdf (ePUB) book. Published: 6/1/1986. Buy. The Shards of Adonalsium, or Shards are pieces of the power of Creation itself. Shards of Honor was the first Vorkosigan book published, hitting the shelves shortly before The Warrior’s Apprentice in 1986. They are each named after a specific characteristic or ideal that represents the Shard's primary purpose or motivation. Shards of Honor. It is written entirely from the point of view of Cordelia Naismith, a captain in the Betan Astronomical Survey. There are sixteen Shards in the cosmere. SHARDS OF HONOR introduces Captain Cordelia Naismith of the Betan Survey and Captain Aral Vorkosigan of the Barrayaran military. 1 Background 2 Known Shards 2.1 Nalthis 2.2 Roshar 2.3 Scadrial 2.4 Sel 2.5 Taldain 2.6 Threnody 3 Resonance 4 Death of a Shard 5 … They meet when Cordelia's survey team is exploring a newly discovered planet and stumble on the Barrayarans who had found it earlier and were using it as a staging ground for an attack on Escobar. The Shards of Adonalsium, or Shards for short, are sixteen pieces of the power of creation. She begins writing it in December 1982. Shards of Honor is Bujold's first novel (not merely the first novel she ever sold, but the first she ever wrote, thus disproving the axiom, "All first novels are unsaleable trash"). The main characters of this science fiction, fiction story are Aral Vorkosigan, Cordelia Naismith. Shards of Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold Shards of Honor is the novel in which Lois McMaster Bujold introduced the SF world to Barrayar and Aral Vorkosigan, Beta Colony and Cordelia Naismith.From this beginning the author has created a multi-generational saga spanning time as well as space. Shards of Honor is the first book in Lois McMaster Bujold's critically acclaimed Vorkosigan Saga. It’s just SUCH a great book, as part of SUCH a great series, and the perfect escapism, if you need escapism. Shards of Honor and Barrayar concern Miles' parents, Ethan of Athos involves a few minor characters from other Vorkosigan novels, and Falling Free does not involve Miles or any of his family, though in some later novels Miles encounters the descendants of the characters from Falling Free. Lois McMaster Bujold . The Nebula award-winning FALLING FREE precedes it by internal chronology in the same future history. Three of the Shards are located in the Rosharan System: they are Odium (Rayse), Cultivation, and Honor (Almighty/Tanavast, deceased). The book was published in multiple languages including English, consists of 313 pages and is available in Paperback format. Posts about Shards of Honor written by mredlich21. About Shards of Honor: “All in all, Shards is a worthy effort, and worth reading for any fan of SF romance.”—Analog About Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan Saga: “Bujold mixes quirky humor with action [and] superb character development…[E]normously satisfying.”—Publishers Weekly. Oh, I hope you read it! Bujold's SHARDS OF HONOR is the first book in her SF universe to feature the Vorkosigan clan, followed by the Hugo award-winning BARRAYAR. The first edition of the novel was published in June 1986, and was written by Lois McMaster Bujold. Review: Shards of Honor. 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