Cryoburn
by Lois McMaster Bujold · first published 2010
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When a Kibou-daini cryocorp--an immortal company whose job it is to shepherd its all-too-mortal frozen patrons into an unknown future--attempts to expand its franchise into the Barrayaran Empire, Emperor Gregor dispatches his top troubleshooter Miles Vorkosigan to check it out.
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Just finished CryoBurn by Lois McMaster Bujold, probably the last in her Miles Vorkosigan series. Any of her works are excellent, but she's (rightfully) best-known for her Miles books.
on “Ask HN: What are you reading right now?” ↗Bujold's Cryoburn may also be of interest: http://www.baenebooks.com/chapters/1439133948/1439133948.htm...
on “Hal Finney being cryopreserved now” ↗…system needs to trust that there's another person coming after them who is equally-invested in the projects' success, and at least able to pay the power/maintenance bills. Somewhat aside, the fiction book Cryoburn (a long way through the excellent Vorkosigan saga) does explore some of these issues in the background: The protagonist visits a planet where the frozen citizens have their voting-rights delegated to…
on “Cryostasis Revival” ↗Currently reading: Much Fall of Blood: Mercedes Lackey, Eric Flint Recently read: Wise Man's Fear: Patrick Rothfuss Cryoburn: Lois McMaster Bujold Miles in Love: Lois McMaster Bujold RSS, highlights Comics A Softer World | http://www.rsspect.com/rss/asw.xml | http://www.asofterworld.com Chart Porn…
on “Ask HN: Apart from Hacker News, what else you read?” ↗…winning. Unfortunately, I don't think I can even say anything more about this without it being a possible spoiler, but I can think of more ways to write Vorkosigan books even after the final scene of Cryoburn. At least, I certainly hope so.
on “Ask HN: What are you reading right now?” ↗…Miles back up, there's no doubt I'll have a copy of her next book as soon as Amazon can get it into my hands. If not, I'll be disappointed, but not displeased. And yes, it is really hard to talk about Cryoburn without spoiling the final scene...
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