A new installment in the New York Times best-selling, award-winning
Vorkosigan science fiction adventure series.
Book Fourteen in the best-selling Vorkosigan series.
GOOD INTENTIONS, BAD INTEL
Captain Ivan Vorpatril sometimes thinks that if not for his family, he
might have no troubles at all. But he has the dubious fortune of the
hyperactive Miles Vorkosigan as a cousin, which has too-often led to his
getting dragged into one of Miles' schemes, with risk to life and
limb--and military career--that Ivan doesn't consider entirely fair.
Although much practice has made Ivan more adept at fending off his
mother's less-than-subtle reminders that he should be getting married
and continuing the Vorpatril lineage.
Fortunately, his current duty is on the planet Komarr as staff officer
to Admiral Desplains, far from both his cousin and his mother back on
their homeworld of Barrayar. It's an easy assignment and nobody is
shooting at him. What could go wrong?
Plenty, it turns out, when Byerly Vorrutyer, an undercover agent for
Imperial Security, shows up on his doorstep and asks him to make the
acquaintance of a young woman, recently arrived on Komarr, who seems to
be in danger. That Byerly is characteristically vague about the nature
of the danger, not to mention the lady's name, should have been Ivan's
first clue, but Ivan is no more able to turn aside from aiding a damsel
in distress than he could resist trying to rescue a kitten from a tree.
It is but a short step down the road of good intentions to the tangle of
Ivan's life, in trouble with the Komarran authorities, with his
superiors, and with the lethal figures hunting the mysterious but lovely
Tej and her exotic blue companion Rish--a tangle to test the lengths to
which Ivan will go as an inspired protector.
But though his predicament is complicated, at least Ivan doesn't have to
worry about hassle from family. Or so he believes . . .
About ***Captain Vorpatril's Alliance:
*". . .this may be one of the most anticipated and long-awaited
entries to Bujold's acclaimed Vorkosigan saga. For years fans have
clamored for Ivan Vorpatril's story, and at last Bujold delivers
something that will both thrill the devoted audience and entrance new
readers. . .Longtime readers will love seeing a new side of Ivan as well
as hearing his views on many of the series characters. New readers can
enjoy Ivan's story on its own. . . Essential for all SF collections and
a must-read for Bujold and Vorkosigan fans."--Booklist
**
About Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan Saga:
"Fans have been clamoring for Hugo winner Bujold to pen a new Vorkosigan
Saga novel. . . her deft and absorbing writing easily corrals the
complex plot."--Publishers Weekly on Cryoburn
"Bujold mixes quirky humor with action [and] superb character
development...[E]normously satisfying."--Publishers Weekly.
"One of sf's outstanding talents . . . an outstanding
series."--Booklist
". . . an intelligent, well-crafted and thoroughly satisfying blend of
adventure, sociopolitical commentary, scientific experiments, and
occasional perils . . . with that extra spicing of romance. . .
."--Locus
**About Vorkosigan series entry Diplomatic Immunity:
** "Bujold is adept at world-building and provides a witty,
character-centered plot, full of exquisite grace notes. . . fans will be
thoroughly gripped and likely to finish the book in a single
sitting."--Publishers Weekly
