Lois McMaster Bujold is a genius and a national treasure of course. That goes without saying. When I found myself reading the first of the Vorkosigan novels, I went on an absolute tear and read the remaining thirteen or so that were out at that point in about six months. Needless to say, it was too much, too soon, too fast. I basically got an ice cream headache from it. It would be about impossible to do the same thing with the Chalion/Five Gods series. […]