Heroes to bring justice and peace. She wrote her first novel, Shards of Honor, in 1983 and it was published in 1985. Review: Shards of Honor. Published: 6/1/1986. Shards of Honor was the first Vorkosigan book published, hitting the shelves shortly before The Warrior’s Apprentice in 1986. They meet when Cordelia's survey team is exploring a newly discovered planet and stumble on the Barrayarans who had found it earlier and were using it as a staging ground for an attack on Escobar. Lois McMaster Bujold . A person who has taken up the power of a Shard is the Vessel of that Shard.. Bujold's SHARDS OF HONOR is the first book in her SF universe to feature the Vorkosigan clan, followed by the Hugo award-winning BARRAYAR. The Shards of Adonalsium, or Shards for short, are sixteen pieces of the power of creation. They are each named after a specific characteristic or ideal that represents the Shard's primary purpose or motivation. 42 quotes from Shards of Honour (Vorkosigan Saga, #1): ‘I've always thought tests are a gift. About Shards of Honor: “All in all, Shards is a worthy effort, and worth reading for any fan of SF romance.”—Analog About Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan Saga: “Bujold mixes quirky humor with action [and] superb character development…[E]normously satisfying.”—Publishers Weekly. About Shards of Honor: “All in all, Shards is a worthy effort, and worth reading for any fan of SF romance.”— Analog About Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan Saga: “Bujold mixes quirky humor with action [and] superb character development…[E]normously satisfying.”— Publishers Weekly. Three of the Shards are located in the Rosharan System: they are Odium (Rayse), Cultivation, and Honor (Almighty/Tanavast, deceased). The Shards of Adonalsium, or Shards are pieces of the power of Creation itself. Shards of Honor, written by Lois McMaster Bujold and published by Baen Books in 1986, is both the first book published and the first book chronologically of the main sequence of the Vorkosigan Saga.The epilogue "Aftermaths" was actually published first, in Baen's Far Frontiers, Volume V, Spring 1986.The story has also been collected in the omnibus edition Cordelia's Honor. Shards of Honor. 1 Background 2 Known Shards 2.1 Nalthis 2.2 Roshar 2.3 Scadrial 2.4 Sel 2.5 Taldain 2.6 Threnody 3 Resonance 4 Death of a Shard 5 … Evil … the Dark Side among other names from thousands of species … walk across the galaxy. The story brings together Cordelia Naismith, captain of a small Betan starship, engaged in exploring a newly discovered planet, and Captain Lord Aral Vorkosigan, captain of a Brarrayan starship. Shards of Honor and Barrayar concern Miles' parents, Ethan of Athos involves a few minor characters from other Vorkosigan novels, and Falling Free does not involve Miles or any of his family, though in some later novels Miles encounters the descendants of the characters from Falling Free. Shards of Honor is the first book in Lois McMaster Bujold's critically acclaimed Vorkosigan Saga. It is written entirely from the point of view of Cordelia Naismith, a captain in the Betan Astronomical Survey. It will take heroes to restore balance. Set in and around the Tapani Sector, Shards of Honor challenges any and all players. Buy. SHARDS OF HONOR introduces Captain Cordelia Naismith of the Betan Survey and Captain Aral Vorkosigan of the Barrayaran military. There are sixteen Shards in the cosmere. And great tests are a great gift. 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