- "antisocial". From
their point of view,
Barrayaran society is
irrational and backward,
while the
Barrayarans view the
Betans as ****ually and politically...
-
accept the unit as a
secret arm of the
Barrayaran military, with the
advantage of
being able to go
where Barrayarans cannot and
mount operations that cannot...
- her crew to Beta Colony.
During her captivity, she
realizes that the
Barrayarans seized the
planet because the
system it is in
provides a way to reach...
- will
become the ****ure Lady Vorkosigan, a
prospect that
drives his non-
Barrayaran lovers away.
Eventually he
falls for and wins the love of
Ekaterin Vorsoisson...
-
Imperial intelligence, counterintelligence, and
paramilitary police of the
Barrayaran Imperium. An
acronym of "Imperial Security."
Employer of the
primary protagonist...
-
surprise attack by a
Cetagandan invasion fleet, with
timely help from
Barrayaran reinforcements jointly commanded by his
father and Gregor. Afterward,...
-
omnibus Young Miles. When
Miles Vorkosigan is
disqualified from
joining the
Barrayaran Imperial Service Academy because he
breaks both his
fragile legs during...
-
degenerative genetic condition,
which would stigmatize him with
other Barrayarans, and has
tried to
raise money for
secret treatment by
gambling on the...
-
subordinate and his good friend, now
working for the
Quaddies (as well as
Barrayaran Imperial Security as a
secret observer).
Quaddies are the
result of genetic...
-
furious with Miles,
calling him on a
monitored line to
express his rage at
Barrayarans in
general and the Vor
class in particular. When
Illyan suffers a sudden...