Set a couple of hundred years before the main events in Bujold's Vorkosiganverse, this novel sets the background for some of those events.

"The Flowers of Vashnoi" is more a novella than a full novel, but we are given an insight into the lives of the Dendarri peoples as they once were and as they were becoming. Can you answer these questions about this tale?

'Ethan of Athos' is a another entry in the Vorkosiganverse. This novel is Miles free. In it we follow the eponymous Ethan who takes some exceptional risks.

'Shards of Honour' introduces to two of the more significant characters in Lois Bujold's Vorkosiganverse. See how much you know about this moment!

'Mirror Dance' sees Mark (first seen in 'Brothers in Arms') meet Miles and the Dendarii once more with catastrophic consequences for one of them...

'The Vor Game' sees Miles fulfil his desire to become an officer in Barrayar's military. But, as always, he does things his own way.

This is the first book in almost 30 years to feature Cordelia as the main character. As in keeping with Bujold's books we get to see the events from both Cordelia's point of view and Jole's.