Captain Vorpatril's Alliance by Lois McMaster Bujold

HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: In the SF world, a new release doesn’t get much bigger than this one.

Essential for all SF collections and a must-read for Bujold and Vorkosigan fans. New readers can enjoy Ivan’s story on its own but will miss many of the nuances that add depth and character best to begin at the beginning. Longtime readers will love seeing a new side of Ivan as well as hearing his views on many of the series characters. It quickly becomes clear that the only way Ivan can save himself and his charge is to marry Tej Arqua and bring her home to Barrayar. But when his attempt to ask the woman out ends up with her handmaiden knocking him out and tying him to a chair, Ivan realizes that something very bad is going on. Asked to look after a young woman during a brief trip to Komarr, Ivan is happy to oblige. With no desire for the imperial throne or the types of death-defying adventures that his cousin Miles so adores, Ivan has become a master at avoiding political intrigue and entangling alliances.

For many years, Ivan has been perfectly content to live a quiet bachelor life and serve as a staff officer to a Barrayaran admiral. 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. 'Set a few years before the most recent Miles Vorkosigan story (CRYOBURN, 2011), this may be one of the most anticipated and long-awaited entries to Bujold’s acclaimed Vorkosigan saga. Essential for all SF collections and a must-read for Bujold and Vorkosigan fans… In the SF world, a new release doesn’t get much bigger than this one.” Starred Booklist review: “For years fans have clamored for Ivan Vorpatril’s story, and at last Bujold delivers something that will thrill the devoted audience and entrance new readers…. Returning to Barrayar with the young lady, both are faced with choices and challenges neither had expected. The job description did not include arrest warrants from the local police or being caught in the endless schemes of warring Houses from Jackson’s Whole. When handsome Ivan Vorpatril reluctantly agrees to help Barrayar’s undercover security keep an eye on a young woman in danger, he is drawn into a tangled network of intrigue and unlikely romance. Alternate cover edition of ASIN B00AERRKHA

Captain Vorpatril's Alliance by Lois McMaster Bujold