A Civil Campaign

Lois McMaster Bujold

Book 13 of Miles Vorkosigan

Language: English

Publisher: Baen

Published: Aug 1, 2000

Description:

ONE CUNNING PLAN TOO MANY. . . ? It's spring in Vorbarr Sultana, and a young person's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love . . . money . . . bio-genetics . . . love . . . lack of money . . . incompatible planetary sexual mores . . . love . . . District succession scandals . . . the Emperor's wedding . . . and, of course, love . . . Lord Miles Vorkosigan, youngest Imperial Auditor to be appointed by the Emperor since the Time of Isolation, has a problem all his new power can't solve: unrequited love for the beautiful Vor widow Ekaterin Vorsoisson. Ekaterin is violently allergic to marriage as a result of her first exposure. But as Miles learned from his late career in galactic covert ops, if a frontal assault won't do, go to subterfuge. He has a cunning plan . . . Lord Mark Vorkosigan has a problem: his love for the sunny Kareen, daughter of Commodore Koudelka, has just become unrequited again. But if all his new money can't solve their dilemma, perhaps a judicious blending of science and entrepreneurial scheming might. He has a cunning plan . . . "It's another winner with all kinds of unexpected adventures . . . Georgette Heyer has met her match for intrigue and STYLE! A sprightly conducted romance with twists and turns that could only happen in a Vorkosigan-inspired novel. . . . Boy, can she write!" -Anne McCaffrey

A Civil Campaign (Vorkosigan Saga) by Lois McMaster Bujold

Miles Vorkosigan has a problem: unrequited love for the beautiful widow Ekaterin Vorsoisson, violently allergic to marriage after her first exposure. If a frontal assault won't do, Miles thinks, try subterfuge. He has a cunning plan...Lord Mark Vorkosigan also has a problem: his love has just become unrequited again. But he has a cunning plan...Lord Ivan Vorpatril has a problem: unrequited love in general. But he too has a cunning plan...If no battle plan survives first contact with the enymy, just imagine what all Miles' friends and relatives can do to his romantic strategy!