A civil campaign : a comedy of biology and manners

ONE CUNNING PLAN TOO MANY. . . ? It's spring in Vorbarr Sultana, and a young person's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love . . . money . . . bio-genetics . . . love . . . lack of money . . . incompatible planetary sexual mores . . . love . . . District succession scandals . . . the Emperor's wedding . . . and, of course, love . . . Lord Miles Vorkosigan, youngest Imperial Auditor to be appointed by the Emperor since the Time of Isolation, has a problem all his new power can't solve: unrequited love for the beautiful Vor widow Ekaterin Vorsoisson. Ekaterin is violently allergic to marriage as a result of her first exposure. But as Miles learned from his late career in galactic covert ops, if a frontal assault won't do, go to subterfuge. He has a cunning plan . . . Lord Mark Vorkosigan has a problem: his love for the sunny Kareen, daughter of Commodore Koudelka, has just become unrequited again. But if all his new money can't solve their dilemma, perhaps a judicious blending of science and entrepreneurial scheming might. He has a cunning plan . . . "It's another winner with all kinds of unexpected adventures . . . Georgette Heyer has met her match for intrigue and STYLE! A sprightly conducted romance with twists and turns that could only happen in a Vorkosigan-inspired novel. . . . Boy, can she write!" -Anne McCaffrey Calc Series Group : Vorkosigan Saga Calc ESN Part 1 : 13 Uncomma Title 2 : A Civil Campaign Calc New Series : Vorkosigan Saga.... Number of Words in Auth: 3 Formats : EPUB ESN Combined : 13 ES Name : Vorkosigan Saga ES Cover Quality : ICBF Quick Search : Lois McMaster Bujold A Civil Campaign Has Cover : Yes All Identifiers : amazon:0671578855, ff:b/lois-mcmaster-bujold/civil-campaign, goodreads:61899, google:l8HZ7joLk8kC, isbn:9780671578855 Test Text Series Index: 13 Single Author : Lois McMaster Bujold Raw Title : A Civil Campaign Sorted Author by LN, FN: Bujold, Lois McMaster Enter Series Index : 13 of 26 ES Group : SIPZ_E Title Length : 16 Title Parm A : A Civil Campaign Calc ESN Part 3 : 26 Any Num n Name : Saga Calc ESI Combined : 13 of 26 Record ID : 123 Enter New Series (Calced): SIPZ_E.Vorkosigan Saga.Scifan.13 of 26..ICBF Test Compare Series to Entered: eq Uncomma Author : Lois McMaster Bujold Calc ESI Part 2 : of ES Genre : Scifan Calc ESI Part 3 : 26 Compare Author : eq Calc ESI Part 1 : 13 Calc ESN Part 2 : of Test Search : A Civil Campaign / Lois McMaster Bujold Num of Aut : 1 Miles Vorkosigan launches a campaign to win the heart of Ekatarina, whose former husband died as a result of Miles' investigations in the book *Komarr*, by the same author. As a member of the Vor class, Miles and Ekatarina are constrained by many social strictures. Because Miles is politically important, he and his actions are under close scrutiny and subject to various forms of political and social attack. The book is a comedy of manners, very well done so that we seldom look up and wonder why the characters don't just cut to the chase. Despite all his power, Lord Miles Vorkosigan can't win the hand of the beautiful Vor widow, Ekaterin Vorsoisson, who is violently allergic to marriage as a result of her first exposure. But as Miles has learned from his career in the galactic covert ops, subterfuge is always an option. So he devises a cunning plan The courtship of space warrior Miles Vorkosigan who is after Ekaterin Vorsoisson, the widow of a government official to whose demise Vorkosigan contributed. By the author of Komarr Miles Vorkosigan falls in love with beautiful widow Ekaterin Vorsoisson, and despite her fierce opposition to marriage, he pursues a cunning plan to win her heart The big groundcar jerked to a stop centimeters fromthe vehicle ahead of it, and Armsman Pym, driving, swore under his breath.