Lois McMaster Bujold is an American science fiction writer born in Columbus, Ohio in 1949. The owner of a kind of “record” - three Hugo awards for novels, and all these novels belong to the same cycle. To, perhaps, the most popular cycle in the entire history of world fiction - the saga of Miles Vorkosigan. This saga, translated into dozens of languages and earning hundreds of enthusiastic critical reviews and the love of millions of readers, is most often referred to simply as the Bujold Universe. A universe of powerful superpowers - and long, brutal wars. A universe of subtle political games and sophisticated diplomatic intrigues... But above all - the Universe of one of the most memorable characters in science fiction - Miles Vorkosigan, commander, traveler, diplomat, courtier and hero. Contents:Barrayar (cycle)