PEACE HAD BROKEN OUT ALL OVER THE PLANET

Which made it tough to be a mercenary captain.  If his enemies would just leave him alone, Miles Naismith decided bitterly, The Dendarii Free Mercenary Fleet would collapse all on its own.

But Miles's enemies plot a more deadly fall.

For some unexplained reason the Dendarii payroll is missing and the orders from the Barrayaran Imperial Command are being delayed by Miles's superior, Captain Galeni.  What connects the impeccable, insufferable Captain Galeni and the Komarran rebel expatriates on Earth anyway?  But the most deadly question of all before Milts is more personal; are Miles's two identities, Admiral Naismith of the Dendarii and Lieutenant Lord Vorkosigan of Barrayar, splitting apart along the lines of his divided loyalties?  And who is trying to assassinate which version of him?

When Miles unravels the answers, the complications begin.

BROTHERS IN ARMS

"In Falling Free Lois McMaster Bujold has written her fourth straight superb novel....  How to break down talent like Bujold's into analyzable components? Best not to try.  Better to say, 'Read, or you will be missing something extraordinary" - Roland Green, Chicago Sun-Times

"Growing in leaps and bounds with each new book, Ms. Bujold has a real knack for piquing our interest with offbeat characters and intriguing stories." - Rave Reviews

From amazon.com:

Miles is having enough trouble keeping his two identities separate -- the charismatic Admiral Naismith of the Denarii Mercenary Fleet and a Vor lord of the Barrayan aristocracy -- when assassination attempts begin. But are his enemies after Miles Naismith or Lord Miles Vorkosigan? The problem of split identities becomes even more confused when a clone of Miles is discovered, in this novel Booklist called "a first-rate sf tale that mixes court intrigue and galactic warfare."

on BROTHERS IN ARMS:
"The cloned brother of a deformed yet charismatic leader struggles to find his own worth and be accepted by his parents in a first-rate sf tale that mixes court intrigue with galactic warfare."
- Booklist

on LOIS MCMASTER BUJOLD:
“Bujold continues to prove what marvels genius can create out of basic space operatics.”
- Library Journal

“Bujold is not just a master of plot, she is a master of emotion.”
- SF Site

“Bujold is one of the best writers of SF adventure to come along in years.”
- Locus Magazine

“A superb craftsman and stylist, Ms. Bujold is well on her way to becoming one of the great voices of speculative fiction.”
- Rave Reviews

“Bujold has a gift, nearly unique in science fiction, for the comedy of manners.”
- Chicago Sun Times

“Superb far-future saga.”
- Publishers Weekly on the 'Vorkosigan' series

Bujold's "work remains among the most enjoyable and rewarding in contemporary SF."
- Publishers Weekly

"Bujold is also head and shoulders above the ruck of current fantasists and well as science-fictionists."
- Booklist

about the author:
Lois McMaster Bujold was born in 1949, the daughter of an engineering professor at Ohio State University, from whom she picked up her early interest in science fiction. She now lives in Minneapolis, and has two grown children. She began writing with the aim of professional publication in 1982. She wrote three novels in three years; in October of 1985, all three sold to Baen Books, launching her career. Bujold went on to write many other books for Baen, mostly featuring her popular character Miles Naismith Vorkosigan, his family, friends, and enemies. Her books have been translated into twenty-one languages. Her fantasy from Eos includes the award-winning Chalion series and the Sharing Knife series.