Miles Vorkosigan is having enough trouble keeping his two identitiesseparate—the charismatic Admiral Naismith of the Denarii Mercenary Fleetand a Vor lord of the Barrayan aristocracy—when assassination attemptsbegin. But are his enemies after Miles Naismith or Lord Miles Vorkosigan? As ifthings weren't bad enough, the problem of split identities becomes even moreconfused when a clone of Miles is discovered . . .