

Illyan finds out anyway, and Miles is forced to accept a medical discharge. Terrified of the consequences, Miles falsifies his mission report to his boss, Simon Illyan, the head of Imperial Security (ImpSec).

While leading the Dendarii Mercenaries on a hostage rescue mission, Miles Vorkosigan has a seizure - a recurring consequence of his death and resuscitation in Mirror Dance - which results in his accidentally (and non-fatally) severing the rescued hostage's legs with his weapon. It is a part of the Vorkosigan Saga, and is the eleventh full-length novel in publication order. Memory is a science fiction novel by American writer Lois McMaster Bujold, first published in October 1996.
