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  • 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