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'''Lois McMaster Bujold''' is an acclaimed American science fiction and fantasy writer, winner of seven [[Hugo awards]] and four [[Nebula awards]].  Bujold was highly successful in creating science fictions novels in a recurring universe with recurring characters. She has created several recurring worlds, but the most successful was her first, the Vorkosigan series, consisting of more than two dozen novels which center on two or three major characters related to each other over two generations.  The first novel of that series appeared in 1986, and she seems to have wrapped it up in 2016. Although not written in order of the chronology within their universe, are now recommended to be read in their in-universe chronological order.
'''Lois McMaster Bujold''' (born 1949) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer who, between 1988 and 2018, has won seven [[Hugo Awards|Hugo awards]] (fan-voted) and three [[Nebula Awards|Nebula awards]] (writer-voted), three [[Locus Awards|Locus]] awards, and more<ref name=Awards />.  Bujold's most famous set of recurring characters are in the Vorkosigan universe, which is pure science fiction. She has also written several additional recurring universes in the fantasy genre.  In 2017, she won the Hugo for best series for the Vorkosigan universe.  In 2018, she won the Hugo for best series again, this time for her fantasy works in the "The World of Five Gods" universe.
{{Image|Bujold2012.png|right|250px|Lois McMaster Bujold in 2012}}
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;''See a list of more than forty novels and novellas [[Lois McMaster Bujold/Works|on the Works tab]] of this article.''


== Books in the Vorkosigan series ==
== References ==


=== Mainly about: Cordelia Naismith ===
<references>


* ''Cordelia's Honor'' (1996) - Combined edition of ''Shards of Honor'' (1986) and ''Barrayar'' (1991) with an afterword by the author.
<ref name=Awards>
* ''[[Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen]]'' (2016)
[http://www.sfadb.com/Lois_McMaster_Bujold Summary of writing awards for Lois McMaster Bujold] on GoodReads.
</ref>


=== Mainly about: Miles Vorkosigan ===
</references>
* ''[[The Warrior's Apprentice]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Brothers in Arms (Bujold novel)|Brothers in Arms]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Borders of Infinity]]'' (1989) including "Mountains of Mourning", "Labyrinth", and "The Borders of Infinity"
* ''[[The Vor Game]]'' (1990)
* ''Vorkosigan's Game'' ([[Anthology|omnibus]]: ''The Vor Game'', ''Borders of Infinity'') (1992)
* ''[[Mirror Dance]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Cetaganda]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Memory (Bujold novel)|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 (novella)|Labyrinth]]'') (2001)
* ''[[Diplomatic Immunity (novel)|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 ''[[Vorkosigan Saga#Winterfair Gifts (novella)|Winterfair Gifts]]'') (2008)
* ''[[Cryoburn]]'' (2010)


=== Other ===
[[Category:Living Person]]
* ''[[Ethan of Athos]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Falling Free]]'' (1988)
*  "[[Dreamweaver's Dilemma]]" (1995)
* ''[[Vorkosigan Saga#Winterfair Gifts (novella)|Winterfair Gifts]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Captain Vorpatril's Alliance]]'' (2012)
* ''[[The Flowers of Vashnoi]]'' (2018)

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Lois McMaster Bujold (born 1949) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer who, between 1988 and 2018, has won seven Hugo awards (fan-voted) and three Nebula awards (writer-voted), three Locus awards, and more[1]. Bujold's most famous set of recurring characters are in the Vorkosigan universe, which is pure science fiction. She has also written several additional recurring universes in the fantasy genre. In 2017, she won the Hugo for best series for the Vorkosigan universe. In 2018, she won the Hugo for best series again, this time for her fantasy works in the "The World of Five Gods" universe.

Lois McMaster Bujold in 2012

   See a list of more than forty novels and novellas on the Works tab of this article.

References

  1. ↑ Summary of writing awards for Lois McMaster Bujold on GoodReads.
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