Captain Cordelia Naismith was sick of combat and betrayal, and looking forward to a quiet life on Barrayar as the wife of Lord Aral Vorkosigan. But her new husband has become Regent to the five-year-old boy who has succeeded to the throne of three planets, making Aral and his family targets in the deadly game of Barrayaran political intrigue.
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Captain Cordelia Naismith was sick of combat and betrayal, and looking forward to a quiet life on Barrayar as the wife of Lord Aral Vorkosigan. But her new husband has become Regent to the five-year-old boy who has succeeded to the throne of three planets, making Aral and his family targets in the deadly game of Barrayaran political intrigue.