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Yes, 2016. Strictly speaking, Bujold's new Vorkosigan novel, Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen, won't be published until February next year. However, Baen has made an e-book advanced reading copy available for $15 and other than the odd punctuation error I spotted it seems to be the final text.
( Spoilers for previous books in the sequence and a plot point set out early on. )
I wouldn't recommend this as a good place to start reading the Vorkosigan series - it's very atypical and has far too many call-backs to earlier books - but it makes a pleasant if differently-styled continuation for those familiar with it. Not quite 'for completists only' but those who like Bujold for her characters rather than her plots will probably get most out of it.
( Spoilers for previous books in the sequence and a plot point set out early on. )
I wouldn't recommend this as a good place to start reading the Vorkosigan series - it's very atypical and has far too many call-backs to earlier books - but it makes a pleasant if differently-styled continuation for those familiar with it. Not quite 'for completists only' but those who like Bujold for her characters rather than her plots will probably get most out of it.
