Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen

Résumé : Three years after the death of Aral Vorkosigan, Admiral Jole of the Sergyar Fleet (who once was Aral's subordinate as well as lover) receives a proposal. Aral’s widow Cordelia Naismith Vorkosigan proposes having a new child, one created from the genes of Jole and the frozen gametes of Aral