![]() This is a romantic comedy that mostly features Ivan and Tej. ![]() The real action starts when they return to Ivan's home planet of Barrayar, where they attempt to annul their marriage of convenience and become involved in clandestine operations that cause conflict between the Barrayaran Empire and others. ![]() Ivan rescues the two ladies and hides them from the bounty hunters on their trail then, thinking quickly during a raid by immigration officials, he marries Tej as a temporary ploy to prevent her arrest, deportation, and likely assassination. Fortunately for them, Ivan is ordered by Byerly Vorrutyer of Imperial Security ("ImpSec") to protect them. When rival houses conspire to overthrow one of the galaxy's royal families, assassins target the family's beautiful daughter Tej and her genetically engineered half-sister, Rish. In previous novels, Ivan was presented as an irresponsible womanizer, sometimes referred to by the insulting moniker "Ivan-You-Idiot". ![]() Instead, this book focuses on Miles's cousin Ivan Vorpatril. ![]() Captain Vorpatril's Alliance continues Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan Saga but includes very little about the series protagonist Miles Vorkosigan. ![]()
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