Lois McMaster Bujold: Difference between revisions
Pat Palmer (talk | contribs) (→The "Vorkosigan" series: more details about this series, including how tricky it is to order the stories) |
Pat Palmer (talk | contribs) mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{subpages}} | {{subpages}} | ||
'''Lois McMaster Bujold''' is an American science fiction and fantasy writer who, as of 2022, has won seven [[Hugo Awards|Hugo awards]] (fan-voted) and four [[Nebula Awards|Nebula awards]] (writer-voted). Bujold's most famous set of recurring characters are in the Vorkosigan universe, which is pure science fiction. Her two additional recurring universes (Sharing Knife, and Penric and Desdemona) | '''Lois McMaster Bujold''' is an American science fiction and fantasy writer who, as of 2022, has won seven [[Hugo Awards|Hugo awards]] (fan-voted) and four [[Nebula Awards|Nebula awards]] (writer-voted). Bujold's most famous set of recurring characters are in the Vorkosigan universe, which is pure science fiction. Her two additional recurring universes (Sharing Knife, and Penric and Desdemona) are in the fantasy genre. | ||
== The "Vorkosigan" series == | == The "Vorkosigan" series == | ||
Revision as of 12:05, 18 June 2022
Lois McMaster Bujold is an American science fiction and fantasy writer who, as of 2022, has won seven Hugo awards (fan-voted) and four Nebula awards (writer-voted). Bujold's most famous set of recurring characters are in the Vorkosigan universe, which is pure science fiction. Her two additional recurring universes (Sharing Knife, and Penric and Desdemona) are in the fantasy genre.
The "Vorkosigan" series
The first novel of the science fiction Vorkosigan series appeared in 1986, and she seems to have wrapped it up in 2016. It consists of more than two dozen novels or novellas, and a variety of omnibus editions. Most stories occur across two generations of the Vorkosigan family, with closely interlocking histories.
The stories were not written in chronological order for the universe. Between the jumbling of actual publication dates vs. story order, and the existence of several omnibus editions, it can be difficult to catalog all the works in the Vorkosigan saga.
From the point of view of Cordelia Naismith
- Shards of Honor (1986)
- Barrayar (1991)
- Cordelia's Honor (1996) - omnibus of Shards of Honor and Barrayar
- Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen (2016)
From the point of view of Miles Vorkosigan
- The Warrior's Apprentice (1986)
- Brothers in Arms (1989)
- Mountains of Mourning (198?)
- Labyrinth (198?)
- The Borders of Infinity (198?)
- Borders of Infinity (1989), omnibus of "Mountains of Mourning", "Labyrinth", and "The Borders of Infinity"
- The Vor Game (1990)
- Vorkosigan's Game (omnibus: The Vor Game, Borders of Infinity) (1992)
- Mirror Dance (1994)
- Cetaganda (1995)
- Memory (1996)
- Young Miles (omnibus: The Warrior's Apprentice, The Mountains of Mourning, and The Vor Game) (1997)
- Komarr (1998)
- A Civil Campaign (1999)
- Miles, Mystery and Mayhem (omnibus: Cetaganda, Ethan of Athos, and Labyrinth) (2001)
- Diplomatic Immunity (2002)
- Miles Errant (omnibus: Borders of Infinity, Brothers in Arms, and Mirror Dance) (2002)
- Miles, Mutants and Microbes (omnibus: Falling Free, Labyrinth and Diplomatic Immunity) (2007)
- Miles in Love (omnibus: Komarr, A Civil Campaign and Winterfair Gifts) (2008)
- Cryoburn (2010)
From the point of view of Ivan Vorpatril
- Captain Vorpatril's Alliance (2012)
Other
- Ethan of Athos (1986)
- Falling Free (1988)
- "Dreamweaver's Dilemma" (1995)
- Winterfair Gifts (2004)
- The Flowers of Vashnoi (2018)