About the Book
An omnibus edition.
- Shards of Honor (1986)
- The Warrior's Apprentice (1986)
The point of conflict is clear and straightforward: the democratic Betans versus the
ultra-militaristic Barrayarans. At least that's what biologist Cordelia
Naismith, heroine of Shards of Honor believes.
But when she's stranded on an unexplored planet — at the mercy of
Aral Vorkosigan, the very Barrayaran she's been taught to despise — she
discovers that the truth has become crudely twisted. And when
Vorkosigan, himself the victim of a political inspired mutiny, tries to
draw Cordelia into the struggle against his culture's fascist military
elite, she has to make a choice. A choice that wil mean betrayal, no
matter which side she's on.
In The Warrior's Apprentice, Cordelia's son, Miles, depressed and angry after failing the entrance
exams to military training school, decides to take a long vacation — and inadvertently falls into a deal well suited to his abilities and sense
of adventure. He buys a starship, contracts to smuggle contraband into a battle zone — and without quite meaning to, he finds himself a
far-too-active participant in the war!
