Anaya Rui, a writer of fili-dreams, receives an order to create a dream according to the customer’s script and enthusiastically devotes herself to the work - after all, she has never created dreams with elements of a nightmare. But, having received the cartridge, the customer attempts to murder Anaya. The Dream Weaver begins her own investigation... The story “The Dream Weaver” is a prequel to the Barrayaran Cycle. It was written in 1982, before work began on the first Barrayaran Cycle novel. Chronologically, this is the very first book in the Barrayar series, but those unfamiliar with the series are recommended to start with the book Shards of Honor or Barrayar.