somehow bojold's style of writing seems too retro and fails to create any kind of atmosphere for me... unlike in the old good times when i was only *teen =/ it's become so... startreck'ish, if you know what i mean: everyone, even the worst vilain, speaks theatrical, posed language and after things like «the expanse» and stephen king's beautiful personage building i just can't live bujold's stories like i used to. sorry, old master, you're too retro now.