Shards of Honor

Cordelia Naismith, captain of a scientific survey expedition from Beta Colony, becomes stranded on an unexplored planet with Aral Vorkosigan, a military commander from Barrayar. Though their societies are enemies, survival forces them to cooperate and reconsider their assumptions about one another. Their growing attachment becomes entangled with military conflict and political intrigue. The novel explores loyalty, personal honor, and the tension between individual conscience and service to the state.

by Lois McMaster Bujold

Baen Books · First published 1986 · 320 pages