Discharged from the Barrarayan academy after flunking the physical, a discouraged Miles Vorkosigan takes possession of a jumpship and becomes the leader of a mercenary force that expands to a fleet of treasonous proportions. Table of Contents "Foreword: More Than the Sum of His Parts" by Douglas Muir The Warrior's Apprentice Timelines by Suford Lewis "Some Barrayaran Genealogy" by Suford Lewis The book also includes a revised timeline of the Vorkosigan stories, and revised genealogical notes by the book's editor, Suford Lewis. (Earlier versions of these items appeared in NESFA Press's collection of some of Bujold's shorter works, Dreamweaver's Dilemma.)