The Warrior's Apprentice is an English language science fiction novel by Lois McMaster Bujold, part …
Miles pressed his lips together firmly. He must not break down into howls of laughter. Yet here he sat, a man with an imaginary battle fleet negotiating for its services with a man with an imaginary budget. Well, the price was certainly right.
— The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold (66%)