Memory

I read this as part of a Goodreads Hugo/Nebula group challenge. For my money, it is the best of the entire Vorkosigan series, a transition between young Miles and adult Miles. He is forced to grow up through his own mistakes and in a sense gets his comeuppance for his earlier, nearly uncontrolled adventures. It doesn't have the annoying random coincidences that dot the series, and that is a big plus here. Bujold is now a mature, experienced writer and it shows. Perhaps nowhere else can you see so clearly the development of a high quality author than this series.