A series of complicated events, including young emperor Gregor’s attempted escape from his pressing duties, force Miles to revive the old Admiral Naismith persona and to launch into a series of breakneck events which include a hostile takeover of the Dendarii mercenaries, an attempted Cetagandan invasion and several dastardly schemes from various players. The universe being what it is, and Miles being who he is, things don’t go exactly that way and he’s soon forcibly returned to the capital, once again back to square one – but not for long. The reason for such a lackluster post is the need to teach him some humility and how to obey and respect the chain of command, two qualities that are sorely lacking in the young ensign Vorkosigan.ĭisappointed, but determined to show he can work within the system, Miles reaches the lonely compound and sets himself to learning all he can about weather patterns, certain that after the 6-months stint of this unsavory assignment he will get the career he hopes for. What he gets instead is the assignment to a remote arctic weather station on the freezing Kyril Island – otherwise known as Camp Permafrost.
Second in series, preceded by The Warrior’s Apprentice, and followed by Ethan of Athos, Brothers in Arms, and many others.When we left Miles at the end of The Warrior Apprentice, he had been finally granted admission to the Imperial Academy, a goal that had previously eluded him because of his physical impairments: now, three years later, he just graduated with brilliant results and is looking forward to his first posting, hoping for a commission in space. 4th place, 1991 Locus Poll Award, Best SF Novel. 12mo (4.25” x 6.75”) The Vor Game is winner, 1991 Hugo Award nominated for 1990 HOMer Award, 1991 SF Chronicle Award. Baen mass paperback, first edition, first printing Sept. Pages are clean and unmarked, light tanning to top edge. Cover has bumped corner spine has creases.
Signed by author on title page, signature only. In this second novel about Miles Vorkosigan (following Warrior's Apprentice), Miles finally finds his place in his service to Barrayar. Most of these stories feature members of the Vorkosigan family, part of an elite military caste from the planet Barrayar, recently rediscovered by galactic civilization after regressing into semifeudalism.
Lois McMaster Bujold (born 1949) is a writer who began selling science fiction in 1985.Īlmost all her published sf work is part of a loose series of often humorous adventures set in a future of feuding galactic colonies connected by Faster-than-Light "Wormhole jumps".
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