Vorkosigan Saga book 2 · 1986
The Warrior's Apprentice
Seventeen-year-old Miles Vorkosigan fails the physical test for the Barrayaran military academy because of his fragile bones. On a trip off-planet, a string of improvisations leaves him in command of a mercenary fleet.
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Book facts
- Author
- Lois McMaster Bujold
- Series
- Vorkosigan Saga, book 2 of 17
- Published
- 1986
- Setting
- Set in Barrayar and beyond
- Story order
- Book 4 by the story’s timeline
- Characters charted
- 6
- Chart confidence
- High
In story order: after Barrayar and before The Vor Game.
Who is in The Warrior's Apprentice
6 recurring or key characters from Lois McMaster Bujold’s chart. Introduces Miles Vorkosigan, Ivan Vorpatril, Bel Thorne and Simon Illyan.
Lead 1
- Miles VorkosiganFirst appearanceBrilliant, fragile son of a Barrayaran lord
Major 1
- Bel ThorneFirst appearanceBetan hermaphrodite captain
Minor and cameo 4
- Cordelia Naismith VorkosiganBetan survey captain, Miles's mother
- Aral VorkosiganAdmiral and Regent, Miles's father
- Ivan VorpatrilFirst appearanceMiles's cousin
- Simon IllyanFirst appearanceChief of Imperial Security
Also featuring these characters
Other Lois McMaster Bujold books that share the most characters with The Warrior's Apprentice.
- The Vor Game1990 · Vorkosigan Saga · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Mirror Dance1994 · Vorkosigan Saga · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Memory1996 · Vorkosigan Saga · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- A Civil Campaign1999 · Vorkosigan Saga · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon