I agree with Staranise on both points: I think it's 20 people per Vor (because I'm remembering in the Cordelia duology that both Aral and his father had their armsmen.
And yes to the homage to GN, and to the rush which is tied up with the action/spy/political narratives of Barrayar which are in both of Ekaterin's novels.
I have loved Bujold's work for a long time but more and more I am uncomfortable with how her major female characters (except for Ista in the Chalion series, but only Ista) are treated. It's....well, it's one of those problematic things. I LOVE the characters, but I wish they had the time/space/narrative attention that the male characters do.
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Date: 2014-10-17 02:25 am (UTC)And yes to the homage to GN, and to the rush which is tied up with the action/spy/political narratives of Barrayar which are in both of Ekaterin's novels.
I have loved Bujold's work for a long time but more and more I am uncomfortable with how her major female characters (except for Ista in the Chalion series, but only Ista) are treated. It's....well, it's one of those problematic things. I LOVE the characters, but I wish they had the time/space/narrative attention that the male characters do.