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War

Cordelia Naismith meets Lord Aral Vorkosigan while on opposite sides of a war. Despite difficulties, they fall in love and are married.

Shards of Honor

The Vordarian

Pretendership

While Cordelia is pregnant, an

attempt to assassinate Aral by poison gas fails, but Cordelia is affected; Miles Vorkosigan is born with bones that will always be brittle and other medical problems. His growth will be stunted.

Barrayar

Miles is 17

Miles fails to pass physical test to get into the Service Academy. On a trip, necessities force him to improvise the Free Dendarii Mercenaries into existence; he has unintended but unavoidable adventures for four months. Leaves the Dendarii in Ky Tung's competent hands and takes Elli Quinn to Beta for rebuilding of her damaged face; returns to Barrayar to thwart plot against his father. Emperor pulls strings to get Miles into the Academy.

The Warrior's Apprentice

Miles is 20

Ensign Miles graduates and immediately has to take on one of the duties of the Barrayaran nobility and act as detective and judge in a murder case. Shortly afterwards, his first military assignment ends with his arrest. Miles has to rejoin the Dendarii to rescue the young Barrayaran emperor. Emperor accepts Dendarii as his personal secret service force.

"The Mountains of Mourning" in Borders of Infinity

The Vor Game

Miles is 22

Miles and his cousin Ivan attend a Cetagandan state funeral and are caught up in Cetagandan internal politics.

Cetaganda

Miles sends Commander Elli Quinn, who's been given a new face on Beta, on a solo mission to Kline Station.

Ethan of Athos

Miles is 23

Now a Barrayaran Lieutenant, Miles goes with the Dendarii to smuggle a scientist out of Jackson's Whole. Miles's fragile leg bones have been replaced by synthetics.

"Labyrinth" in Borders of Infinity

Miles is 24

Miles plots from within a Cetagandan prison camp on Dagoola IV to free the prisoners. The Dendarii fleet is pursued by the Cetagandans and finally reaches Earth for repairs. Miles has to juggle both his identities at once, raise money for repairs, and defeat a plot to replace him with a double. Ky Tung stays on Earth. Commander Elli Quinn is now Miles's right-hand officer. Miles and the Dendarii depart for Sector IV on a rescue mission.

"The Borders of Infinity" in Borders of Infinity

Brothers in Arms

Miles is 25

Hospitalized after previous mission, Miles's broken arms are replaced by synthetic bones. With Simon Illyan, Miles undoes yet another plot against his father while flat on his back.

Borders of Infinity

Miles is 28

Miles meets his clone brother Mark again, this time on Jackson's Whole.

Mirror Dance

Miles is 29

Miles hits thirty; thirty hits back.

Memory

Miles is 30

Emperor Gregor dispatches Miles to Komarr to investigate a space accident, where he finds old politics and new technology make a deadly mix.

Komarr

The Emperor's wedding sparks romance and intrigue on Barrayar, and Miles plunges up to his neck in both.

A Civil Campaign

Miles is 31

Armsman Rois and Sergeant Taura defeat a plot to unhinge Miles and Ekaterin's midwinter wedding.

"Winterfair Gifts" in Irresistible Forces

Miles is 32

Miles and Ekaterin's honeymoon journey is interrupted by an Auditorial mission to Quaddiespace, where they encounter old friends, new enemies, and a double handful of intrigue.

Diplomatic Immunity

Miles is 39

Miles and Roic go to Kibou-daini.

Cryoburn

Table of Contents

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

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