The Flowers of Vashnoi

3.5 Will review at www.fantasyliterature.com.

Debating over the rating - I may be rating it too low because I wanted more, but on the other hand I'm delighted to have this story!

This was a nice little trip back to the Vorkosigan Saga that takes a somewhat underserved character and gives her some space to breathe on her own. I've liked Ekaterin since she first appeared in Komarr, but it was always a little difficult to get a complete read on her, as Miles' intense gravitas always obscured her a little.

The story itself seemed like an attempt to wrap up some loose ends - we spend a whole lot of time in the Vashnoi Exclusion Zone, we get a followup on the butter-bug plotline from A Civil Campaign, and as mentioned we get some more time with Ekaterin. All around, a pleasant read.