Summary
MILES VORKOSIGAN TIMES THREE EQUALS ENTERTAINMENT,EXCITEMENT & EXCELLENCE
Diplomat, soldier,spy-Lieutenant Lord Miles Naismith Vorkosigan of the Barrayaran Empire, a.k.a.Admiral Naismith of the Dendarii Free Mercenaries, is a young man of manyparts.
Miles and his handsome cousin Ivan arecalled upon to play a simple diplomatic role on the capital world of Barrayar'sold enemy until murder and deceit thrust them into Cetagandan internal politicsat the highest levels, and Miles discovers the secrets of the haut-women'sbiological domain to be very complicatedindeed.
Commander Elli Quinn, sent by Miles onthe trail of those secrets, meets a man who marches to the beat of a verydifferent drummer. Dr. Ethan Urquhart, obstretician from a planet forbidden towomen, is on a quest at cross-purposes to Elli's mission - or isit?
Consequences of Cetagandan bioengineeringcontinue to play out, this time on a Dendrii sortie to the crime planet ofJackson's Whole. When he encounters a genetically altered super-soldier, Miles'sroutine rescue strike takes a sudden hard turn for theunanticipated.
Publisher's Note: Miles, Mystery& Mayhem was previously published in parts as Cetaganda, Ethan of Athos, and"Labyrinth." This is the first unified edition.
Science fiction and fantasy author Lois McMaster Bujold was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1949. After graduating from Ohio State University, she worked as a pharmacy technician at Ohio State University Hospitals. Her first short story was published in Twilight Zone Magazine in 1984 and her first three novels were published in 1986. She received the Nebula Award for Falling Free and The Mountains of Mourning and the Hugo Award for The Vor Game, Barrayar, Mirror Dance, The Mountains of Mourning, and Paladin of Souls. She also received the Locus award for Mirror Dance and Paladin of Souls, the Minnesota Book Award for Komarr, the Mythopoeic Award for The Curse of Chalion, and a Romantic Times 2003 Reviewers' Choice Award for Paladin of Souls. She is best known for her series featuring Miles Vorkosigan.
She currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
(Bowker Author Biography)
