Approx. 200 years before Miles's birth—Falling Free
Quaddies are created by genetic engineering.
During Beta-Barrayaran War—Shards of Honor
Cordelia Naismith meets Lord Aral Vorkosigan while on opposite sides of a war. Despite difficulties, they fall in love and are married.
The Vordarian Pretendership—Barrayar
While Cordelia is pregnant, an attempt to assassinate Aral by poison gas fails, but Cordelia is affected; Miles Vorkosigan is born with bones that will always be brittle and other medical problems. His growth will be stunted.
Miles is 17— The Warrior's Apprentice
Miles fails to pass physical test to get into the Service Academy. On a trip, necessities force him to improvise the Free Dendarii Mercenaries into existence; he has unintended but unavoidable adventures for four months. Leaves the Dendarii in Ky Tung's competent hands and takes Elli Quinn to Beta for rebuilding of her damaged face; returns to Barrayar to thwart plot against his father. Emperor pulls strings to get Miles into the Academy.
Miles is 20—"The Mountains of Mourning" in Borders of Infinity,The Vor Game
Ensign Miles graduates and immediately has to take on one of the duties of the Barrayaran nobility and act as detective and judge in a murder case. Shortly afterwards, his first military assignment ends with his arrest. Miles has to rejoin the Dendarii to rescue the young Barrayaran emperor. Emperor accepts Dendarii as his personal secret service force.
Miles is 22— Cetaganda
Miles and his cousin Ivan attend a Cetagandan state funeral and are caught up in Cetagandan internal politics.
Miles is 23—Ethan of Athos
Miles sends Commander Elli Quinn, who's been given a new face on Beta, on a solo mission to Kline Station.
Miles is 23—"Labyrinth" in Borders of Infinity
Now a Barrayaran Lieutenant, Miles goes with the Dendarii to smuggle a scientist out of Jackson's Whole. Miles's fragile leg bones have been replaced by synthetics.
Miles is 24—"The Borders of Infinity" in Borders of Infinity, Brothers in Arms
Miles plots from within a Cetagandan prison camp on Dagoola IV to free the prisoners. The Dendarii fleet is pursued by the Cetagandans and finally reaches Earth for repairs. Miles has to juggle both his identities at once, raise money for repairs, and defeat a plot to replace him with a double. Ky Tung stays on Earth. Commander Elli Quinn is now Miles's right-hand officer. Miles and the Dendarii depart for Sector IV on a rescue mission.
Miles is 25—Borders of Infinity
Hospitalized after previous mission, Miles's broken arms are replaced by synthetic bones. With Simon Illyan, Miles undoes yet another plot against his father while flat on his back.
Miles is 28— Mirror Dance
Miles meets his clone brother Mark again, this time on Jackson's Whole.
Miles is 29— Memory
Miles hits thirty; thirty hits back.
Miles is 30—Komarr
Emperor Gregor dispatches Miles to Komarr to investigate a space accident, where he finds old politics and new technology make a deadly mix.
Miles is 30— A Civil Campaign
The Emperor's wedding sparks romance and intrigue on Barrayar, and Miles plunges up to his neck in both.
Miles is 32— Diplomatic Immunity
Miles and Ekaterin's honeymoon journey is interrupted by an Auditorial mission to Quaddiespace, where they encounter old friends, new enemies, and a double handful of intrigue.
