Secret agent Miles Vorkosigan struggles to deal with life outside the Barrayaran Imperial Security force after he is dismissed for lying about his health problems, but he finds a new mission when agency chief Simon Illyan begins having problems of his own which could have devastating consequences for Barrayar.

Miles Vorkosigan and Cousin Ivan go to Cetaganda on a diplomatic mission, but get in trouble when Miles tries to discover the truth about the death of the empress's attendant and Ivan gets involved with a few too many women.

When a Kibou-daini cryocorp--an immortal company whose job it is to shepherd its all-too-mortal frozen patrons into an unknown future--attempts to expand its franchise into the Barrayaran Empire, Emperor Gregor dispatches his top troubleshooter Miles Vorkosigan to check it out.

Being a Vor lord on the war-torn planet Barrayar isn't easy, but Miles Vorkosigan has natural leadership qualities. Perhaps that explains how he managed to forge a secret identity and became the leader of a force of spaceborne mercenaries even after being washed out of the Barrayaran Military Academy.

Military genius Miles Vorkosigan returns in an omnibus containing "Komarr," in which he investigates an act of treachery; "A Civil Campaign," which follows his efforts to court the beautiful widow Ekaterin Vorsoisson; and the novella, "Winterfair Gifts."

"Three years after her famous husband's death, Cordelia Vorkosigan, Vicereine of Sergyar, stands ready to spin her life in a new direction. Oliver Jole, Admiral, Sergyar Fleet, finds himself caught up in her web of plans in ways he'd never imagined. Meanwhile, Miles Vorkosigan, one of Emperor Gregor's key investigators, this time dispatches himself on a mission, into a mystery he never anticipated--his own mother. Plans, wills, and expectations collide...