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This is the complete list of works by American science fiction and fantasy author [[Lois McMaster Bujold]].
This is the complete list of works by American science fiction and fantasy author [[Lois McMaster Bujold]].


==Vorkosigan Saga (24)==
==Vorkosigan novels and novellas (24)==


Novels are shown in ''italics''; novellas are shown in "Roman quotes".
Novels are shown in ''italics''; novellas are shown in "Roman quotes".

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A list of some works of Lois McMaster Bujold.

This is the complete list of works by American science fiction and fantasy author Lois McMaster Bujold.

Vorkosigan novels and novellas (24)

Novels are shown in italics; novellas are shown in "Roman quotes".

Chron. order  Title  Year published  Main character  Included in  Notes 
1 Dreamweaver's Dilemma 1995 ? Dreamweaver's Dilemma (1995) Set in the Vorkosigan universe long before the rest of the series (included in the story collection of multiple authors Dreamweaver's Dilemma, NESFA Press)
2 Falling Free 1988 ? ? Set approximately 200 years before the birth of Miles Vorkosigan; Won Nebula Award in 1988[1] Hugo Award nominee, 1989[2]
3 Shards of Honor 1986 Cordelia Naismith part 1 of Cordelia's Honor (1996) Set approximately one year before the birth of Miles Vorkosigan
4 Barrayar 1991 Cordelia Naismith part 2 of Cordelia's Honor (1996) direct sequel to 3; Hugo Award winner, Locus Award winner, 1992,[3] Nebula Award nominee, 1991[4]
5 The Warrior's Apprentice 1986 Miles Vorkosigan    
6 "Mountains of Mourning" 1989 Miles Vorkosigan in 14 Hugo Award winner, Nebula Award winner
7 "Weatherman" 1990 Miles Vorkosigan   an out-take from the beginning of the The Vor Game'
8 The Vor Game 1990 Miles Vorkosigan   includes "Weatherman"; Hugo Award winner, Locus Award nominee, 1991[4]
9 Cetaganda 1995 Miles Vorkosigan   Locus Award nominee, 1997[5]
10 Ethan of Athos 1986     Miles Vorkosigan is referred to, but does not actually appear, in this novel.
11 "Labyrinth" 1989 Miles Vorkosigan in 14  
12 "Borders of Infinity" 1989 Miles Vorkosigan in 14  
13 Brothers in Arms 1989 Miles Vorkosigan    
14 Borders of Infinity 1989 Miles Vorkosigan   Provides a frame story tying 6, 11, and 12 together
15 Mirror Dance 1994 Miles Vorkosigan    
16 Memory 1996 Miles Vorkosigan    
17 Komarr 1998 Miles Vorkosigan    
18 A Civil Campaign 1999 Miles Vorkosigan   Hugo Award nominee, Nebula Award nominee, Locus Award nominee, 2000[6]
19 "Winterfair Gifts" 2004     Also in the omnibus Miles in Love. The Winterfair Gifts novella is also available as a standalone ebook from Fictionwise.
20 Diplomatic Immunity 2002 Miles Vorkosigan   Nebula Award nominee, 2003[7]
21 Captain Vorpatril's Alliance 2012 Ivan Vorpatril   Hugo Award nominee, 2013[8]
22 The Flowers of Vashnoi 2018      
23 Cryoburn 2010 Miles Vorkosigan   Hugo Award nominee, 2011[9]
24 Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen 2016 Cordelia Naismith    
  • The Borders of Infinity (1987)—First published in Freelancers; included in Borders of Infinity; available online via Baen's Webscriptions.
  • Borders of Infinity (1989)—Collection of The Mountains of Mourning, Labyrinth and The Borders of Infinity, tied together with an original frame story interspliced between them, which is set shortly after Brothers in Arms.
  • Mirror Dance (1994)—Hugo Award winner, Locus Award winner, 1995[10]
  • Memory (1996)—Hugo Award nominee, Nebula Award nominee, Locus Award nominee, 1997[5]

Source:[11]

Books that combine novels/novellas:

  1. 1996: Cordelia's Honor ("Shards of Honor", "Barrayar", afterword by the author) - Barrayar follows *immediately* after SoH although written 8 years later
  2. 1997: Young Miles (The Warrior's Apprentice, The Mountains of Mourning, and The Vor Game)
  3. 2001: Miles, Mystery and Mayhem (Cetaganda, Ethan of Athos, and Labyrinth) (
  4. 2002: Miles Errant (Borders of Infinity, Brothers in Arms, and Mirror Dance)
  5. 2007: Miles, Mutants and Microbes (Falling Free, Labyrinth and Diplomatic Immunity) - order???
  6. 2008: Miles in Love (Komarr, A Civil Campaign and Winterfair Gifts)

What year?

  • Test of Honor— contains Shards of Honor and The Warrior's Apprentice - OUT OF PRINT

Which is it?

  • 1992: Vorkosigan's Game (The Vor Game, The Mountains of Mourning, Labyrinth, and The Borders of Infinity, with the framing story for the collection Borders of Infinity)
  • 1992: Vorkosigan's Game (The Vor Game, Borders of Infinity) - OUT OF PRINT

Fantasy novels (19)

Spirit Ring world (1)

  1. The Spirit Ring is a stand-alone book
  2. The Spirit Ring (1993) Locus Fantasy Award nominee, 1993[12]

Sharing Knife world (4)

The Sharing Knife is a single fantasy novel published in four volumes:

Chalion world (3)

In order of publication:

  1. The Curse of Chalion (2001) Hugo, Locus Fantasy, and World Fantasy Awards nominee, 2002[13]
  2. Paladin of Souls (2003) (sequel to The Curse of Chalion) Hugo, Nebula and Locus Fantasy Awards winner, 2004[14]
  3. The Hallowed Hunt (2005) Locus Fantasy Award nominee, 2006[15]

Each is a stand-alone but also part of a larger whole. They can in theory be read in any order. The third book actually takes place a few hundred years prior to the more closely connected first two. The second volume contains spoilers for the first (but not the third.)

Penric and Desdemona (11)

Shown here in publication order:

  • "Penric's Demon" (2015) (novella, Hugo Award nominee 2016[16]) [17]
  • "Penric and the Shaman" (2016) (standalone novella, Hugo Award nominee 2017[18])
  • "Penric's Mission" (2016) (novella)
  • "Mira's Last Dance" (2017) (novella)[19]
  • "Penric's Fox" (2017) (novella; comes between "Penric and the Shaman" and "Penric's Mission" in series-internal chronology[20])
  • "The Prisoner of Limnos" (2017) (novella)[21]
  • "The Orphans of Raspay" (2019) (novella)
  • "The Physicians of Vilnoc" (2020) (novella)
  • "Masquerade in Lodi" (2020) (novella; comes between "Penric's Fox" and "Penric's Mission" in series-internal chronology[22])
  • The Assassins of Thasalon (2021) (novel) [23]
  • "Knot of Shadows" (2021) (novella) [24]

Shown here in combined volumes:

  • Penric's Progress (2020) —contains "Penric's Demon", "Penric and the Shaman", and "Penric's Fox"
  • Penric's Travels (2020) —contains "Penric's Mission", "Mira's Last Dance", and "The Prisoner of Limnos"
  • Penric's Labors (2022) —contains "Masquerade in Lodi", "The Orphans of Raspay", and "The Physicians of Vilnoc"

These are followed by a short novel or long novella:

  • Knife Children (2019)

Other titles

  • Sidelines: Talks and Essays (2013)
  • Proto Zoa: Five Early Short Stories (2011 ebook, 2016 audiobook)

Attribution

This is a shortened and simplified version of the list from Wikipedia. Thus we have to say:

Some content on this page may previously have appeared on Wikipedia.

References

  1. ↑ 1988 Award Winners & Nominees | Science Fiction & Fantasy Books by Award | WWEnd. Worldswithoutend.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-28.
  2. ↑ 1989 Award Winners & Nominees | Science Fiction & Fantasy Books by Award | WWEnd. Worldswithoutend.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-28.
  3. ↑ 1992 Award Winners & Nominees | Science Fiction & Fantasy Books by Award | WWEnd. Worldswithoutend.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-28.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 1991 Award Winners & Nominees | Science Fiction & Fantasy Books by Award | WWEnd. Worldswithoutend.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-28.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 1997 Award Winners & Nominees | Science Fiction & Fantasy Books by Award | WWEnd. Worldswithoutend.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-28.
  6. ↑ 2000 Award Winners & Nominees | Science Fiction & Fantasy Books by Award | WWEnd. Worldswithoutend.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-28.
  7. ↑ 2003 Award Winners & Nominees | Science Fiction & Fantasy Books by Award | WWEnd. Worldswithoutend.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-28.
  8. ↑ 2013 Hugo Awards. The Hugo Awards. Retrieved on March 31, 2013.
  9. ↑ Renovation Hugo nominee announcement. Renovationsf.org. Archived from the original on 2011-04-29. Retrieved on 2014-01-28.
  10. ↑ 1995 Award Winners & Nominees | Science Fiction & Fantasy Books by Award | WWEnd. Worldswithoutend.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-28.
  11. ↑ The Vorkosigan Saga Reading Order Debate: The Chef Recommends - Bujold reading-order guide 2020 update (chapter 2). Retrieved on 2020-10-20.
  12. ↑ 1993 Award Winners & Nominees | Science Fiction & Fantasy Books by Award | WWEnd. Worldswithoutend.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-28.
  13. ↑ 2002 Award Winners & Nominees | Science Fiction & Fantasy Books by Award | WWEnd. Worldswithoutend.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-28.
  14. ↑ 2004 Award Winners & Nominees | Science Fiction & Fantasy Books by Award | WWEnd. Worldswithoutend.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-28.
  15. ↑ 2006 Award Winners & Nominees | Science Fiction & Fantasy Books by Award | WWEnd. Worldswithoutend.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-28.
  16. ↑ 2016 Hugo Awards. The Hugo Awards. Retrieved on 2019-12-14.
  17. ↑ Lois McMaster Bujold's Blog - new fantasy e-novella upcoming - "Penric's Demon" - June 24, 2015 08:19. Goodreads.com (2015-06-24). Retrieved on 2019-12-14.
  18. ↑ 2017 Hugo Awards. The Hugo Awards. Retrieved on 2019-12-14.
  19. ↑ Lois McMaster Bujold's Blog - Mira hits town... well, iTunes - February 27, 2017 18:03.
  20. ↑ Lois McMaster Bujold's Blog - Penric series renumbering puzzle.
  21. ↑ Lois McMaster Bujold's Blog - The Prisoner of Limnos now up! - October 27, 2017 19:06.
  22. ↑ Lois McMaster Bujold's Blog - Penric 9 impending - October 02, 2020 09:10.
  23. ↑ Bujold, Lois McMaster. The Assassins of Thasalon now up.
  24. ↑ Bujold, Lois McMaster. Knot of Shadows launches today!.
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