Captain Vorpatril's Alliance (16) (Vorkosigan Saga)

Captain Vorpatril's Alliance (16) (Vorkosigan Saga)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER in hardcover. With new cover treatment for mass market paperback.
A new installment in the award-winning Vorkosigan science fiction adventure series.

Captain Ivan Vorpatril sometimes thinks that if not for his family, he might have no troubles at all. But he has the dubious fortune of the hyperactive Miles Vorkosigan as a cousin, which has too often led to his getting dragged into one of Milesâ€™ schemes, with risk to life and limbâ€”and military careerâ€”that Ivan doesnâ€™t consider entirely fair. Much practice has made Ivan more adept at fending off his motherâ€™s less-than-subtle reminders that he should be getting married and continuing the Vorpatril lineage.

Fortunately, his current duty is on the planet Komarr as staff officer to Admiral Desplains, far from both his cousin and his mother back on their homeworld of Barrayar. Itâ€™s an easy assignment and nobody is shooting at him. What could go wrong?

Plenty, it turns out, when Byerly Vorrutyer, an undercover agent for Imperial Security, shows up on his doorstep and asks him to make the acquaintance of a young woman, recently arrived on Komarr, who seems to be in danger. That Byerly is characteristically vague about the nature of the danger, not to mention the ladyâ€™s name, should have been Ivanâ€™s first clue, but Ivan is no more able to turn aside from aiding a damsel in distress than he could resist trying to rescue a kitten from a tree.

It is but a short step down the road of good intentions to the tangle of Ivanâ€™s life, in trouble with the Komarran authorities, with his superiors, and with the lethal figures hunting the mysterious but lovely Tej and her exotic blue companion Rishâ€”a tangle to test the lengths to which Ivan will go as an inspired protector.

But though his predicament is complicated, at least Ivan doesnâ€™t have to worry about hassle from family. Or so he believes.

About Captain Vorpatril's Alliance:
â€œ. . .this may be one of the most anticipated and long-awaited entries to Bujoldâ€™s acclaimed Vorkosigan saga. For years fans have clamored for Ivan Vorpatrilâ€™s story, and at last Bujold delivers something that will both thrill the devoted audience and entrance new readers . . . Longtime readers will love seeing a new side of Ivan as well as hearing his views on many of the series characters. New readers can enjoy Ivanâ€™s story on its own . . . Essential for all SF collections and a must-read for Bujold and Vorkosigan fans.â€â€”Booklist

About Lois McMaster Bujoldâ€™s Vorkosigan Saga:
â€œFans have been clamoring for Hugo-winner Bujold to pen a new Vorkosigan Saga novel. . . her deft and absorbing writing easily corrals the complex plot.â€â€”Publishers Weeklyon Cryoburn

â€œBujold mixes quirky humor with action [and] superb character developmentâ€¦[E]normously satisfying.â€â€”Publishers Weekly.

â€œOne of sfâ€™s outstanding talents . . . an outstanding series.â€â€”Booklist

â€œ. . . an intelligent, well-crafted and thoroughly satisfying blend of adventure, sociopolitical commentary, scientific experiments, and occasional perils . . . with that extra spicing of romance. . . .â€â€”Locus

About Vorkosigan series entry Diplomatic Immunity:
â€œBujold is adept at world-building and provides a witty, character-centered plot, full of exquisite grace notes. . . fans will be thoroughly gripped and likely to finish the book in a single sitting.â€â€”Publishers Weekly

The Vorkosigan Series in Story-based Chronological Order
Falling Free
Shards of Honor
Barrayar
The Warrior's Apprentice
The Vor Game
Cetaganda
Ethan of Athos
Borders of Infinity
Brothers in Arms
Mirror Dance
Memory
Komarr
A Civil Campaign
Diplomatic Immunity
Captain Vorpatril's Alliance
CryoBurn

Omnibus Editions
MILES, MYSTERY & MAYHEM
contains Cetaganda, Ethan of Athos

YOUNG MILES
contains The Warrior's Apprentice + stories

CORDELIAâ€™S HONOR
contains Shards of Honor, Barayarr

MILES, MUTANTS & MICROBES
contains Falling Free, Diplomatic Immunity

MILES IN LOVE
contains Komarr, A Civil Campaign

MILES ERRANT
contains Brothers in Arms, Mirror Dance
Country USA
Brand Baen
Manufacturer Baen
Binding Mass Market Paperback
ItemPartNumber 21820070
ReleaseDate 2014-08-26
UnitCount 1
UPCs 787721913986
EANs 9781476736983

Country	USA
Brand	Baen
Manufacturer	Baen
Binding	Mass Market Paperback
ItemPartNumber	21820070
ReleaseDate	2014-08-26
UnitCount	1
UPCs	787721913986
EANs	9781476736983

Captain Vorpatril's Alliance (16) (Vorkosigan Saga)

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