THIRD ENTRY IN A BELOVED SERIES.i iThe Vorkosigan Saga spans over a dozen novels and has won multiple awards and sold 1.8 million copies. pSick of combat and betrayal, Cordelia Vorkosigan is ready to settle down to a quiet life. But when the Emperor dies, her husband Aral becomes guardian of the infant heir to the imperial throne of Barrayar and the target of high-tech assassins in a dynastic civil war. But neither Aral nor Cordelia can guess the part that their cell-damaged unborn will play in Barrayar's bloody legacy. Winner of the Hugo Award. pbAbout Lois McMaster Bujold brb. . . all the virtues we have come to expect from Bujold, including more and more prose that sings.--iThe Chicago Sun Timesi p Bujold continues to prove what marvels genius can create out of basic space operatics.--iLibrary Journali p Bujold is not just a master of plot, she is a master of emotion.--iSF Sitei p Bujold is one of the best writers of SF adventure to come along in years.--iLocus Magazine pibThe Vorko