This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to real people or incidents is purely coincidental.
Copyright (c) 1999 by Lois McMaster Bujold
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ISBN: 0-671-57885-5
Cover art by Patrick Turner
First paperback printing, August 2000
Library of Congress Catalog Number 99-16807
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Lord Ivan Vorpatril has a problem: unrequited love in general. True, with the men on Barrayar outnumbering the women five to four, his odds aren't good. But Ivan had never thought the odds applied to him. He too has a cunning plan . .&npsp;.
If no battle plan survives first contact with the enemy, just imagine what all Miles's closest friends and relatives can do to his romantic strategy!
The Vorkosigan Saga:
Cordelia's Honor
The Warrior's Apprentice
The Vor Game
Young Miles
Cetaganda
Borders of Infinity
Brothers in Arms
Mirror Dance
Memory
Komarr
A Civil Campaign
Falling Free
Ethan of Athos
The Spirit Ring