August 2019 reread was via the omnibus "Miles, Mutants and Microbes" rather than the audiobook.


**Warning: this text may contain spoilers**
3.5 stars for the book. I found this one a bit slow going at the beginning although it certainly had plenty of action by the end!! It was nice to find that Bel Thorne had ended up with Nicol after all makes me glad that I had taken the time to reread Labyrinth before reading this one.. Grover Gardner again gives a stellar narration. ( )

I love Miles. That is all. ( )

Diplomatic Immunity is part of the science fiction Vorkosigan series that features the undersized Miles Vorkosigan in his many space adventures. In this outing we are invited to participate in the last few days of Miles and his new wife Lady Ekaterin’s honeymoon. They are eager to get home to attend the birth of their first two children. But while still days away from arrival, Barrayar’s Emperor Gregor, calls upon Miles, his Imperial Auditor, to make a side-trip to attend to a diplomatic crisis.

A Komarran merchant fleet has been impounded at Graf Station, after an incident involving a missing Barrayaran security officer. This was further escalated by the behaviour of the Barrayaran military who ran rough-shod over the civilians. This area is controlled by Quaddies, a race of genetically engineered, four armed humans and Miles must step carefully to avoid giving further insult. Unfortunately the incident soon becomes one of mass murder, kidnapping, biological warfare and genetic politics taking all of Mile’s skills and knowledge to find a solution that will please all parties.

While I didn’t enjoy this story as much as the previous entry, A Civil Campaign, Diplomatic Immunity was still an excellent read with some great new as well as some familiar and well known characters, a fascinating setting and lots of action. As a long time fan, I am thrilled to see Miles and Ekaterin happy in their marriage and with each other. Diplomatic Immunity proved to be another winner in the excellent Vorkosigan series. ( )

Bujold leikur sem fyrr við hvern sinn fingur í vísindasagnaritröð sinni um Miles Vorkosigan. Ávallt stutt í kímnina og hraðar uppákomur. Þótt hún fengi ekki verðlaun fyrir þessa sögu líkt og flestar hinar þá var hún tilnefnd til a.m.k. einna verðlauna. Stórskemmtileg ritröð. ( )

Diplomatic Immunity has Miles put on his detective hat once more, this time in a foreign galactic nation where he doesn't have his Imperial authority. His first order of business is to establish a peace between the visiting Barrayarans who believe an officer was murdered, and the native Quaddies who were the victims of a surprise military assault because of the former. Working with both sides, Miles uncovers a plot involving a third galactic power, and must apprehend the agent and prevent a galactic war with Barrayar serving as the scapegoat for the incident. I enjoyed this one, as Miles was forced to negotiate his way through a diplomatic impasse with both sides having reasonably self-interested positions. It was also difficult to tell what was really going on until the end, keeping the reader on his toes. ( )