Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance (Vorkosigan Saga #14) – Lois McMaster Bujold Free Audiobook

Written by Lois McMaster Bujold
Read by Grover Gardner
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps

Captain Ivan Vorpatril is happy with his relatively uneventful bachelor’s life as a staff officer to a Barrayaran admiral. Cousin to imperial troubleshooter Miles Vorkosigan, Ivan is not far down the hereditary list for the emperorship. Thankfully, new heirs have directed that headache elsewhere, leaving Ivan to enjoy his life on Komarr, far from the byzantine court politics of his home system. But when an old friend in Barrayaran intelligence asks Ivan to protect an attractive young woman who may be on the hit list of a criminal syndicate, his chivalrous nature takes over. It seems danger and adventure have once more found Captain Vorpatril.

Tej Arqua and her half-sister and servant Rish are fleeing the violent overthrow of their clan on free-for-all planet Jackson’s Whole. Now it seems Tej may possess a secret of which even shemay not be aware—a secret that could corrupt the heart of a highly regarded Barrayaran family and provide the final advantage for the thugs who seek to overthrow Tej’s homeworld. But none of Tej’s formidable adversaries have counted on Ivan Vorpatril. For behind Ivan’s façade of wry and self-effacing humor lies a true and cunning protector who will never leave a distressed lady in the lurch—making the ultimate sacrifice to keep her from harm: the treasured and hard-won freedom from his own fate as a scion of Barrayar.

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Except as noted, all are contained in the mega-torrent at
https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/miles-vorkosigan-series-lois-mcmaster-bujold/

Vorkosigan Saga internal chronological order:

1) Falling Free
2) Shards of Honor
https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/shards-of-honor-vorkosigan-saga-2-lois-mcmaster-bujold/
3) Barrayar
https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/barrayar-vorkosigan-saga-3-lois-mcmaster-bujold/
4) The Warrior’s Apprentice
4.5) “Mountains of Mourning” (novella) [Contained in “The Borders of Infinity”]
5) The Vor Game
6) Cetaganda
7) Ethan of Athos
7.5) “Labyrinth” (novella) [Contained in “The Borders of Infinity”]
7.6) “The Borders of Infinity” (novella)
8) Brothers in Arms
9) Mirror Dance
10) Memory
11) Komarr
12) A Civil Campaign
12.5) “Winterfair Gifts” (novella)
13) Diplomatic Immunity
14) Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance
15) Cryoburn
16) Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen
https://audiobookbay.lu/abss/gentleman-jole-and-the-red-queen-vorkosigan-saga-16-lois-mcmaster-bujold/