I loved this book. It got me hooked on Lois McMaster Bujold.
Space Opera at its Finest. Man can Lois McMaster Bujold write and Miles is the perfect hero.
Not many books have a mechanical engineering type as the main character. Then again, not many people have 4 hands. I've re-read this book several times, and still like it. One of those books that aren't likely to be on my posted bookshelf, since I want to keep it.