A NEW NOVEL IN THE AWARD WINNING SERIES FROM MULTIPLE NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR LOIS MCMASTER BUJOLD! Cordelia Naismith Vorkosigan returns to the planet that changed her destinyFUTURE TENSEThree years after her famous husband’s death Cordelia Vorkosigan widowed Vicereine of Sergyar stands ready to spin her life in a new direction Oliver Jole Admiral Sergyar Fleet finds himself caught up in her web of plans in ways he’d never imagined bringing him to an unexpected crossroads in his careerMeanwhile Miles Vorkosigan one of Emperor Gregor’s key investigators this time dispatches himself on a mission of inquiry into a mystery he never anticipated – his own motherPlans wills and expectations collide in this sparkling science-fiction social comedy as the impact of galactic technology on the range of the possible changes all the old rules and Miles learns that not only is the future not what he expects neither is the pastThe Vorkosigan Series in Story-based Chronological OrderFalling FreeShards of HonorBarrayarThe Warrior&39;s ApprenticeThe Vor GameCetagandaEthan of AthosBorders of InfinityBrothers in ArmsMirror DanceMemoryKomarrA Civil CampaignDiplomatic ImmunityCaptain Vorpatril&39;s AllianceCryoBurnGentleman Jole and the Red QueenMeet the AuthorA science fiction legend Lois McMaster Bujold is one of the most highly regarded speculative fiction writers of all time She has won three Nebula Awards and six Hugo Awards four for best novel which matches Robert A Heinlein&39;s record Bujold&39;s Miles Vorkosigan saga is a massively popular science fiction mainstay The mother of two Ms Bujold lives in Minneapolis