Captain Vorpatril's Alliance

by Lois McMaster Bujold

"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. 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. Returning to Barrayar with the young lady, both are faced with choices and challenges neither had expected."

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January 13, 2026

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Gives Me Hope for the World

I recommend this book, and just about any other book by the same author (see https://citizendium.org/wiki/Lois_McMaster_Bujold/Works for a list of her works). Those that won awards are the best of the best. Her books are intelligent, serious and yet full of hope and a sense of humor. A little courtship in some but not all, and no explicit smut. They give me hope for the world. Her books generally fall into one of three universes. The Vorkosigan Saga is science fiction, though more focused on people and societies rather than the details of futuristic technology. The other two are in the Fantasy genre. Captain Vorpatril's Alliance is the most recent addition to the Vorkosigan universe.

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