Barrayar is a fictional planet in Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan Saga series of science fiction novels and stories. The series takes place at a time which is, apparently, one thousand years in the future. It is an Earth-like planet with a 26.7 hour day.
Barrayar is Earth-like, but its native vegetation is inedible, and sometimes dangerous, for humans and Earth-descended life; terraforming is necessary for settlement. Indeed, the settlers disli...
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Barrayar is a fictional planet in Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan Saga series of science fiction novels and stories. The series takes place at a time which is, apparently, one thousand years in the future. It is an Earth-like planet with a 26.7 hour day.
Barrayar is Earth-like, but its native vegetation is inedible, and sometimes dangerous, for humans and Earth-descended life; terraforming is necessary for settlement. Indeed, the settlers dislike of the vegetation is shown in the choice of names, Bloody Puffweed and Razorgrass being among them. It has two major continents, as well as islands in its oceans. Since there are areas of Arctic-like climate, as well as temperate zones with winter snow, it has to be assumed that there are also polar oceans and/or land masses under icecaps. Geographical diversity is similar to the Earth, with flat plains, high mountains, swamps and river valleys.
Barrayaran culture is feudal, dominated by a military caste known as the Vor, headed by an...
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