4.1
A Civil Campaign
ONE CUNNING PLAN TOO MANY. . .?
It's spring in Vorbarr Sultana, and a youngperson's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love . . . money . . . bio-genetics. . . love . . . lack of money . . . incompatible planetary sexual mores . . .love . . . District succession scandals . . . the Emperor's wedding . . . and,of course, love . . .
Lord Miles Vorkosigan,youngest Imperial Auditor to be appointed by the Emperor since the Time ofIsolation, has a problem all his new power can't solve: unrequited love for thebeautiful Vor widow Ekaterin Vorsoisson. Ekaterin is violently allergic tomarriage as a result of her first exposure. But as Miles learned from his latecareer in galactic covert ops, if a frontal assault won't do, go to subterfuge. He has a cunning plan . . .
Lord MarkVorkosigan has a problem: his love for the sunny Kareen, daughter of CommodoreKoudelka, has just become unrequited again. But if all his new money can'tsolve their dilemma, perhaps a judicious blending of science and entrepreneurialscheming might. He has a cunning plan . ..
"It's another winner with all kinds ofunexpected adventures . . . Georgette Heyer has met her match for intrigue andSTYLE! A sprightly conducted romance with twists and turns that could onlyhappen in a Vorkosigan-inspired novel. . . . Boy, can she write!"
-Anne McCaffrey
It's spring in Vorbarr Sultana, and a youngperson's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love . . . money . . . bio-genetics. . . love . . . lack of money . . . incompatible planetary sexual mores . . .love . . . District succession scandals . . . the Emperor's wedding . . . and,of course, love . . .
Lord Miles Vorkosigan,youngest Imperial Auditor to be appointed by the Emperor since the Time ofIsolation, has a problem all his new power can't solve: unrequited love for thebeautiful Vor widow Ekaterin Vorsoisson. Ekaterin is violently allergic tomarriage as a result of her first exposure. But as Miles learned from his latecareer in galactic covert ops, if a frontal assault won't do, go to subterfuge. He has a cunning plan . . .
Lord MarkVorkosigan has a problem: his love for the sunny Kareen, daughter of CommodoreKoudelka, has just become unrequited again. But if all his new money can'tsolve their dilemma, perhaps a judicious blending of science and entrepreneurialscheming might. He has a cunning plan . ..
"It's another winner with all kinds ofunexpected adventures . . . Georgette Heyer has met her match for intrigue andSTYLE! A sprightly conducted romance with twists and turns that could onlyhappen in a Vorkosigan-inspired novel. . . . Boy, can she write!"
-Anne McCaffrey
FictionScience FictionAction & AdventureSpace Opera
RELEASED2000
PUBLISHERBaen Books
LENGTH544
LANGUAGEEN
One of the most respected writers in the field of speculative fiction, **Lois McMaster Bujold** burst onto the scene in 1986 with Shards of Honor, the first of her tremendously popular Vorkosigan Saga novels. She has received numerous accolades and prizes, including the Nebula Award (for Falling Free), three Hugo Awards for Best Novel (The Vor Game, Barrayar, and Mirror Dance), as well as the Hugo and Nebula Awards for her novella Mountains of Mourning. Her short story, “Labyrinth,” won first place in Analog Magazine's annual awards. The mother of two, Ms. Bujold lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
4.1
A Civil Campaign
ONE CUNNING PLAN TOO MANY. . .?
It's spring in Vorbarr Sultana, and a youngperson's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love . . . money . . . bio-genetics. . . love . . . lack of money . . . incompatible planetary sexual mores . . .love . . . District succession scandals . . . the Emperor's wedding . . . and,of course, love . . .
Lord Miles Vorkosigan,youngest Imperial Auditor to be appointed by the Emperor since the Time ofIsolation, has a problem all his new power can't solve: unrequited love for thebeautiful Vor widow Ekaterin Vorsoisson. Ekaterin is violently allergic tomarriage as a result of her first exposure. But as Miles learned from his latecareer in galactic covert ops, if a frontal assault won't do, go to subterfuge. He has a cunning plan . . .
Lord MarkVorkosigan has a problem: his love for the sunny Kareen, daughter of CommodoreKoudelka, has just become unrequited again. But if all his new money can'tsolve their dilemma, perhaps a judicious blending of science and entrepreneurialscheming might. He has a cunning plan . ..
"It's another winner with all kinds ofunexpected adventures . . . Georgette Heyer has met her match for intrigue andSTYLE! A sprightly conducted romance with twists and turns that could onlyhappen in a Vorkosigan-inspired novel. . . . Boy, can she write!"
-Anne McCaffrey
It's spring in Vorbarr Sultana, and a youngperson's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love . . . money . . . bio-genetics. . . love . . . lack of money . . . incompatible planetary sexual mores . . .love . . . District succession scandals . . . the Emperor's wedding . . . and,of course, love . . .
Lord Miles Vorkosigan,youngest Imperial Auditor to be appointed by the Emperor since the Time ofIsolation, has a problem all his new power can't solve: unrequited love for thebeautiful Vor widow Ekaterin Vorsoisson. Ekaterin is violently allergic tomarriage as a result of her first exposure. But as Miles learned from his latecareer in galactic covert ops, if a frontal assault won't do, go to subterfuge. He has a cunning plan . . .
Lord MarkVorkosigan has a problem: his love for the sunny Kareen, daughter of CommodoreKoudelka, has just become unrequited again. But if all his new money can'tsolve their dilemma, perhaps a judicious blending of science and entrepreneurialscheming might. He has a cunning plan . ..
"It's another winner with all kinds ofunexpected adventures . . . Georgette Heyer has met her match for intrigue andSTYLE! A sprightly conducted romance with twists and turns that could onlyhappen in a Vorkosigan-inspired novel. . . . Boy, can she write!"
-Anne McCaffrey
FictionScience FictionAction & AdventureSpace Opera
RELEASED2000
PUBLISHERBaen Books
LENGTH544
LANGUAGEEN
One of the most respected writers in the field of speculative fiction, **Lois McMaster Bujold** burst onto the scene in 1986 with Shards of Honor, the first of her tremendously popular Vorkosigan Saga novels. She has received numerous accolades and prizes, including the Nebula Award (for Falling Free), three Hugo Awards for Best Novel (The Vor Game, Barrayar, and Mirror Dance), as well as the Hugo and Nebula Awards for her novella Mountains of Mourning. Her short story, “Labyrinth,” won first place in Analog Magazine's annual awards. The mother of two, Ms. Bujold lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
