The Vorkosigan Series (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Lois McMaster Bujold
- First Published: 1986
- Type of Work: Novels
- Type of Plot: Science fiction—interplanetary romance
- Time of Work: After 2500
- Setting: In the wormhole nexus of explored space
- Genres: Long fiction, Science fiction
- Subjects: Future, Other worlds, Smuggling or smugglers, Mercenary soldiers, Arms or weapons, Clones or cloning
- Locales: Space
The Plot
Chronologically, the series begins with the adventures of Commander Cordelia Naismith of the Betan Astronomical Survey. In Shards of Honor, she gets caught in the preliminary moves in a war of conquest originated by the planet Barrayar. Stranded on a recently discovered planet, Cordelia finds herself in the company of a Barrayaran officer, Captain Lord Aral Vorkosigan. A conspiracy has landed him in the same predicament. Together, they undertake a long march to reach safety. Surviving several plots and stopping a war in which they serve on different sides, they...
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