Barrayar

Barrayar is a science fiction novel by American writer Lois McMaster Bujold. It was first published as four installments in Analog in July–October 1991, and then published in book form by Baen Books in October 1991. Barrayar won both the Hugo Award for Best Novel and the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel in 1992. It is a part of the Vorkosigan Saga, and is the seventh full-length novel of the series, in publication order. Barrayar is a direct sequel to Bujold's first novel, Shards of Honor (1986), and the two are paired in the 1996 omnibus ''Cordelia's Honor''.

== Plot summary == Cordelia, a woman from a very civilized world, has married Aral Vorkosigan, a warrior aristocrat from Barrayar. She is trying to adjust to life on his world, with less advanced technology and much more violent politics than her previous home. Cordelia and Aral are expecting their first child.