Sci-Fi
Shards of Honour
1986·253 pages
A Betan captain and Barrayaran lord form an uneasy alliance amid war, captivity, and political intrigue, sparking a cross-cultural romance.
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A Betan captain and Barrayaran lord form an uneasy alliance amid war, captivity, and political intrigue, sparking a cross-cultural romance.
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Cordelia Naismith is enjoying a baptism of fire. Her first mission is to captain a throwaway warship of the Betan Expeditionary Force on a mission to destroy an entire enemy armada. Discovering deception within deception, treachery within treachery, she is forced into an uneasy peace with her nemesis: Lord Aral Vorkosigan. Discovering that astrocartography is not the soundest training for a military leader, Cordelia rapidly finds herself the prisoner of the Barrayaran Captain Aral Vorkosigan, al...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Enemies-to-lovers arc with kisses; third-party sexual assault referenced
Violence & gore
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Wartime combat and harrowing depictions of battlefield atrocities
Profanity
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No strong language present
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ representation present
Religious content
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No religious themes present
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult content present
Political content
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Interplanetary political intrigue and cultural clashes between societies
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Third-party sexual assault, wartime rape, and mental illness themes
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