After the audacious prison camp escapade described in Borders of Infinity, Miles is on the run from the Cetagandans, who aren't about to take that kind of thing lying down. The worst of it is, Miles and his friends are starting to see double, and it takes a while to find out who is responsible.

From Library Journal
The Reader's Chair furthers its excellent and comprehensive coverage of Hugo Award-winning Bujold's signature series with this latest installment in the operatic Miles Vorkosigan adventure saga. With the short story "The Borders of Infinity" as a point of departure, Barrayaran lord Miles, his alter ego Admiral Naismith, and his army of Dendarii mercenaries arrive on Earth for much needed repairs following an intrepid covert rescue of an entire Cetagandan POW camp. While on Earth, Miles is confronted with some of the most intriguing and complex plot and psychological developments involving a clone of himself, assassination attempts, and the outing of Miles's dual identities. Stalwart regulars Elli Quinn and Ivan Vorpatril are back for another hitch in addition to some fascinating new characters. Veteran readers Michael Hanson and Carol Cowan once again narrate, with Hanson seamlessly combining the demanding expository chores with his deft and considerable vocal range with multiple characters. The story is blissfully unbroken by introductory comments, chapter breaks, or cassette beginning/ending notations. Brothers in Arms, while not best suited as a standalone, will be enjoyed independent of the series structure, but with the entire Vorkosigan constellation increasingly taking full audio shape, it would be a shame for standard sf collections not to have the entire canon available. Barry X. Miller, Austin P.L., TXCopyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

From AudioFile
In this entry in Bujold's series of sci-fi adventures read by dual narrators Michael Hanson and Carol Cowan, a group of mercenaries and their leader take a military leave, but trouble follows them. Cowan has a good sense of timing, and her diction is impeccable, but her character voices all sound similar and elderly. With very few female characters and voices to support the need for her narration talents, Hanson could have easily read those parts. He has a whimsical voice that adds spice to the narration. While his pace seems slow in the beginning, it improves with the story's progression. S.B.P. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

SYNOPSIS

The daring interspace rescue of an entire Cetagandan POW camp by the Dendarii Mercenaries made for some deadly enemies. Having finally outrun the infuriated Cetagandans, Admiral Naismith (a.k.a. Lord Miles Vorkosigan) and the Dendarii arrive on Earth for battle shuttle repair and a well deserved rest.

When the Mercenaries￯﾿ﾽ payroll doesn￯﾿ﾽt arrive on time and someone tries to kill Miles, he realizes he￯﾿ﾽs in trouble again. Miles must juggle both his identities at once to unravel the complicated plot, which reveals an unexpected ally. Just who is trying to assassinate which of his personas, and why?

FROM THE CRITICS

AudioFile