Vorkosigan Saga book 8 · 1991
Barrayar
Cordelia has married Aral Vorkosigan and moved to Barrayar, where Aral becomes regent for the child emperor, and she is drawn into a war for the throne while pregnant with their son.
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Book facts
- Author
- Lois McMaster Bujold
- Series
- Vorkosigan Saga, book 8 of 17
- Published
- 1991
- Setting
- Set in Barrayar and beyond
- Story order
- Book 3 by the story’s timeline
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- High
In story order: after Shards of Honor and before The Warrior's Apprentice.
Who is in Barrayar
4 recurring or key characters from Lois McMaster Bujold’s chart.
Lead 1
- Cordelia Naismith VorkosiganBetan survey captain, Miles's mother
Major 2
- Aral VorkosiganAdmiral and Regent, Miles's father
- Simon IllyanChief of Imperial Security
Minor and cameo 1
- Gregor VorbarraEmperor of Barrayar
Also featuring these characters
Other Lois McMaster Bujold books that share the most characters with Barrayar.
- Memory1996 · Vorkosigan Saga · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- A Civil Campaign1999 · Vorkosigan Saga · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Warrior's Apprentice1986 · Vorkosigan Saga · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Shards of Honor1986 · Vorkosigan Saga · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon