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Written by Lois McMaster Bujold - Audio book performed by Carol Cowan & Michael Hanson - Unabridged Fiction - 9 CASSETTES - 11 hours, 56 minutes

Publisher, Reader's Chair (1997)

"A spine-tingling adventure; Bujold and her heroine deal with the issues of militarism, feminism, eugenics, and the dead hand of tradition with a marvelous mixture of grace and cunning." --LOCUS

"An outstanding book becomes a distinguished audiobook through the voices of Cowan and Hanson. This pair is a true ensemble, performing with remarkable smoothness." --AudioFile

"The Reader's Chair does some of the best work you'll ever hear." --The Boston Herald

Includes an exclusive conversation with the author.

"It is action that never stops, but the characters are so well-defined that you can't help but care what happens to them. And since the author doesn't telegraph her punches, you never know who is going to be left standing when the fighting is over." --St. Louis Post-Dispatch

HUGO AND LOCUS AWARD WINNER

Cordelia Naismith had married a simple retired soldier. Now pregnant with their first child, she expected a peaceful country life with Aral Vorkosigan and their children. Instead, dying Emperor Ezar Vorbarra appointed Aral to rule Barrayar until Prince Gregor, four-year-old heir to the throne, could come of age.

Just months after Aral was sworn in, an attempt was made to kill him. Who would most benefit from killing the new Regent? Cetaganda? Komarr? A disgruntled Vor lord? Who will control Barrayar?