/lit/ - Literature

Any Vorkosiganfags try this out on a whim? I know I did, and found it to be great (as is the sequel, though not quite as good). I'd almost call myself a Bujoldfag, but the Sharing Knife is cancer, spare your brain cells.
It's really comfy. Ex-soldier from the minor nobility with some nasty scars treks over to the villa he worked at before becoming an officer, where (as luck would have it) the young princess of his kingdom is. The widow in charge of the place puts him in charge of the wild young royal (and her attendant) as educator and chaperone, which he takes to. He's determined to protect his daughterfus from the mess that is the royal court. It's really sweet, and the magic system is based around the gods, though the only one that anybody in that world sees on a semi-regular basis is death magic, which is equivlent exchange.
Oh, and, y'know, the titular curse. But it doesn't become relevant until a good while into the story.