• AnalienarmadalurksontheedgesofTeixcalaanlispace.

  Noonecancommunicatewithit,noonecan

  destroyit,andFleetCaptainNineHibiscusisrunning

  outofoptions.Inadesperateattemptatdiplomacy

  withthemysteriousinvaders,thefleetcaptainhassent

  foradiplomaticenvoy.NowMahitDzmareandThree

  Seagrass—stillreelingfromtherecentupheavalintheEmpire—face

  theimpossibletaskoftryingtocommunicatewitha

  hostileentity.Whethertheysucceedorfailcouldchange

  thefateofTeixcalaanforever.
  A Desolation Called Peace
• AmbassadorMahitDzmarearrivesinthecenterofthemulti-system

  TeixcalaanliEmpireonlytodiscoverthatherpredecessor,the

  previousambassadorfromtheirsmallbutfiercelyindependentmining

  Station,hasdied.Butnoonewilladmitthat

  hisdeathwasntanaccident—orthatMahitmightbe

  nexttodie,duringatimeofpoliticalinstability

  inthehighestechelonsoftheimperialcourt.Now,

  Mahitmustdiscoverwhoisbehindthemurder,rescue

  herself,andsaveherStationfromTeixcalaansunceasingexpansion—all

  whilenavigatinganalienculturethatisalltoo

  seductive,engaginginintriguesofherown,andhiding

  adeadlytechnologicalsecret—onethatmightspelltheend

  ofherStationandherwayoflife—orrescue

  itfromannihilation.
  A Memory Called Empire
• Thousandsofyearshence,manyracesinhabitauniversewhere

  potentialisdeterminedbyitslocationinspace-

  fromsuperintelligententitiesintheTranscend,tothelimited

  mindsoftheUnthinkingDepths,whereonlysimplecreatures

  andtechnologycanfunction.Nobodyknowswhatstrangeforce

  partitionedspaceintothese"zonesofthought",butwhen

  thewarringStraumlirealmuseanancientTranscendentartefact

  asaweapon,theyunwittinglyunleashanawesomepower

  thatdestroysthousandsofworldsandenslavesallnatural

  andartificialintelligence.
  A Fire Upon the Deep
• CordeliaVorkosigansplansforapeacefulmarriedlifeareshattered

  whenapoisongasattack,intendedforherhusband

  Aral,leavesherillandherunbornchilddamaged.

  Resistingenormouspressuretoabortherson,Cordeliastruggles

  tokeepherunbornchild--transferredtoauterinereplicator--alive

  whilethwartingplansbyaruthlessopponenttomurder

  theyoungemperorandassumeabsolutepoweroverall

  ofBarrayar.OnceagainCordeliadisplayshercourageand

  herremarkablecombatandleadershipskills.
  Barrayar
• WhenCordeliaNaismithandhersurveycrewareattackedby

  arenegadegroupfromBarrayar,sheistakenprisoner

  byAralVorkosigan,commanderoftheBarrayanshipthat

  hasbeentakenoverbyanambitiousandruthless

  crewmember.AralandCordeliasurvivecountlessmishapswhile

  theirmutualadmirationandevenstrongerfeelingsemerge.
  Shards of Honor
• Dr.Jensisabouttodiscoveranastonishingmystery:two

  ships,oneancientandonenew,lockedina

  deadlyembrace.Thecrewissufferingfromanunknown

  ailmentandtheshipmindistrappedinaninadequate

  body,muchofhermemoryparedaway.
  Machine: A White Space Novel
• JernauMoratGurgeh,afamouslyskillfulplayerofboardgames

  andothersimilarcontests,livesonChiarkOrbital,and

  isboredwithhissuccessfullife.TheCulturesSpecial

  Circumstancesinquiresabouthiswillingnesstoparticipateina

  longjourney,thoughwontexplainfurtherunlessGurgehagrees

  toparticipate.Whileheisconsideringthisoffer,one

  ofhisdronefriends,Mawhrin-Skel,whichhadbeenejected

  fromSpecialCircumstancesduetoitsunstablepersonality,convinces

  himtocheatinoneofhismatchesin

  anattempttowininanunprecedentedperfectfashion.

  Theattemptfails,butMawhrin-Skelusesitsrecordingof

  theeventtoblackmailGurgehintoacceptingtheoffer,

  butonlyontheconditionthatMawhrin-Skelbeadmitted

  backintoSpecialCircumstancesaswell.
  The Player of Games
• WhilesearchingAthoekStationsslums,FleetCaptainBreqfindssomeone

  whoappearstobeanancillaryfromaship

  thathasbeenhidingbeyondtheRadchsreachfor

  threethousandyears.Meanwhile,TranslatorZeiat,amessengerfrom

  thealienandmysteriousPresgerempirearrives,asdoes

  Breqsenemy,thereactionaryfactionofthedividedAnaander

  Mianaai–rulerofanempireatwarwith

  herself.
  Ancillary Mercy
• AnaanderMianaai,theLordoftheRadch–orthe

  partofherpersonalitythatopposesfurthermilitantexpansion

  oftheempire–adoptsBreqintoherhouse,

  appointsherFleetCaptain,putsherincommandof

  thewarshipMercyofKalr,andchargesherto

  protecttheremoteAthoeksystem.Breqscrewincludesher

  oldcomradeSeivardenandtheyoungLieutenantTisarwat,who

  isrevealedtobeanancillarycopyofAnaander

  herself.AfterBreqrecognizesTisarwatasanancillaryof

  Anaander,shehasherancillaryimplantsremoved,allowingTisarwat

  todevelopanindependentpersonality.
  Ancillary Sword
• AncillaryJusticeisaspace-operasetthousandsofyearsin

  thefuture,wheretheprimarygalacticpowerofhuman-occupied

  planetsistheexpansionistRadchempire.Theempireuses

  spaceshipsthatareAIsandalsocontrolhuman

  bodiesthatareusedassoldiers,thoughregularhumans

  arealsosoldiers.TheRadchaaidonotdistinguishpeople

  bygender,whichLeckieconveysbyusingfemalepersonal

  pronounsforeverybody,andbyhavingtheRadchaaimain

  characterguesswronglywhenshehastouselanguages

  withgender-specificpronouns.
  Ancillary Justice
• Aroutinesalvagemissionuncoversevidenceofaterriblecrime

  andrelicsofapowerfulancienttechnology,justas

  Haimeyandhersmallcrewrunafoulofpirates

  attheouterlimitsoftheMilkyWayand

  findthemselvesbothontherun,andinpossession

  ofancient,universe-changingtechnology.
  Ancestral Night
• Thefirstinstallmentofthetrilogy,NinefoxGambit,centerson

  disgracedcaptainKelCheris,whomustrecapturetheformidable

  FortressofScatteredNeedlesinordertoredeemherself

  infrontoftheHexarchate.
  Ninefox Gambit