Winterfair Gifts

By Lois McMaster Bujold

A novella in the Vorkosigan Saga, set as Miles Vorkosigan's wedding to Ekaterin approaches. Newly appointed armsman Roic welcomes a group of off-world guests, including Taura, a genetically engineered mercenary sergeant and former bodyguard and colleague of Miles, while Alys Vorpatril coaches her for high-Vor society and Roic works past a rocky first meeting between them. Ekaterin then develops a severe, unexplained illness after trying on part of her wedding gift, a pearl necklace, throwing the final preparations for the marriage into uncertainty.

Description community-written - CC BY-SA 4.0.

Series

• Vorkosigan Saga (chronological) - book 13.1

Guides

• Chapter-by-chapter recap of Winterfair Gifts
• Winterfair Gifts character guide

Genres: science-fiction

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