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1. #10) The Accidental Couple - he's a Barrayaran high Vor, she's a Cetagandan/Jacksonian daughter of a house Baron. Together they make a hilarious couple, bonding over the fact that they're the less-ambitious offspring of families who tend to generate people that make our couple feel inferior by comparison, despite their actual impressive skills. Who is this delightful pair?
2. #9) The Revolutionary Couple - He's a Galactic/Barrayaran with a severely traumatic past, she's a Barrayaran who's been heavily influenced by Betan and other cosmopolitan Galactic trends. Together they participate in a revolutionary new style of pair bonding unlike either the traditional "marriage" of Barrayar or the looser "co-parenting" setup of pairing on Beta Colony. Who is this innovative pair who work together as both romantic and business allies?
3. #8) The Academic Couple - She's a history professor, and he's an engineer/professor with a high-level Barrayaran government appointment besides. Together, they're an adorable older couple who mostly figure in the story through their niece, and we meet them on Komarr. Who is this very endearing couple?
4. #7) The Political Fighter Couple - He's a transgender political power player aiming to take down an evil family rival by capturing a noble title, and she's a highly connected commoner from the capital who allies with him politically and romantically. Who are these two, who seem to cement their relationship during a dramatic fight scene?
5. #6) The Vor Couple - He's a Lord Auditor and ex-ImpSec agent, she's a Barrayaran widow with a young child and ambitions at a career in landscape design. Together they figure at the center of two major political episodes, and they're the only dual-Vor couple of the series who meet and marry over the course of these books. Who is this very Vor pair?
6. #5) The Midlife Couple - She's a widowed Countess and Vicereine, and he's a commoner who's worked up to the highest levels of the military. Together, they also had a lengthy past spanning most of the years of her marriage, though very few people know about their prior romantic connection. Who is this very untraditional couple?
7. #4) The Imperial Couple - He's the Barrayaran Emperor, and she's a Komarran PhD and heiress who rejects a fellow Komarran suitor who failed to make an assertive move. Together, they make a very sweet and politically astounding couple that helps cement the alliance between Barrayar and often-volatile Komarr. Who is this couple, whose wedding takes place at the end of "A Civil Campaign"?
8. #3) The Military Couple - He's the mercenary commander with a mysterious background, she's a soldier under his command who rises quickly through the ranks to a position of great responsibility. Together, they work together brilliantly, save each other's lives on numerous occasions, and have a funny, sexy rapport. Prior to getting together, they have a palpable chemistry that leads pretty much everyone who meets them to agree they're in love. Who is this high-energy pair?
9. #2) The Capital Couple - He's a retired prole ImpSec chief with memory problems, she's a high-Vor widow who functioned as social secretary to the Emperor for decades. Together, these highly-placed individuals wait out thirty years of friendship, allyship, and working together before pursuing a relationship in later middle age. Who is this elegant pair?
10. #1) The Ultimate Power Couple - She's a Betan survey captain with a scientific outlook, and he's a Barrayaran noble/royal with a violent past and a horrific sobriquet. Together, they find love across this massive cultural gulf while trekking across a largely uncolonized planet. Who is this pair whose relationship spans decades and helps cement the modernizing revolution on Barrayar?
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