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# '' | # ''The Spirit Ring'' (1993), stand-alone book; Locus Fantasy Award nominee, 1993<ref name="wwoe1993">{{cite web|url=http://www.worldswithoutend.com/books_year_index.asp?year=1993 |title=1993 Award Winners & Nominees | Science Fiction & Fantasy Books by Award | WWEnd |publisher=Worldswithoutend.com |date= |accessdate=2014-01-28}}</ref> | ||
=== Sharing Knife world (4) === | === Sharing Knife world (4) === | ||
'' | ''The Sharing Knife'' is a single fantasy novel published in four volumes: | ||
** '' | ** ''Beguilement'' (2006) | ||
** '' | ** ''Legacy'' (2007) | ||
** '' | ** ''Passage'' (2008) | ||
** '' | ** ''Horizon'' (2009) | ||
===Chalion world (3) === | ===Chalion world (3) === |
Revision as of 14:12, 12 January 2023
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 | available online via Baen's Webscriptions |
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 | Hugo Award winner, Locus Award winner, 1995[6] | |
16 | Memory | 1996 | Miles Vorkosigan | Hugo Award nominee, Nebula Award nominee, Locus Award nominee, 1997[5] | |
17 | Komarr | 1998 | Miles Vorkosigan | ||
18 | A Civil Campaign | 1999 | Miles Vorkosigan | Hugo Award nominee, Nebula Award nominee, Locus Award nominee, 2000[7] | |
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[8] | |
21 | Captain Vorpatril's Alliance | 2012 | Ivan Vorpatril | Hugo Award nominee, 2013[9] | |
22 | The Flowers of Vashnoi | 2018 | |||
23 | Cryoburn | 2010 | Miles Vorkosigan | Hugo Award nominee, 2011[10] | |
24 | Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen | 2016 | Cordelia Naismith |
Source:[11]
Books that combine novels/novellas:
- 1996: Cordelia's Honor ("Shards of Honor", "Barrayar", afterword by the author) - Barrayar follows *immediately* after SoH although written 8 years later
- 1997: Young Miles (The Warrior's Apprentice, The Mountains of Mourning, and The Vor Game)
- 2001: Miles, Mystery and Mayhem (Cetaganda, Ethan of Athos, and Labyrinth) (
- 2002: Miles Errant (Borders of Infinity, Brothers in Arms, and Mirror Dance)
- 2007: Miles, Mutants and Microbes (Falling Free, Labyrinth and Diplomatic Immunity) - order???
- 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)
- The Spirit Ring (1993), stand-alone book; Locus Fantasy Award nominee, 1993[12]
Sharing Knife world (4)
The Sharing Knife is a single fantasy novel published in four volumes:
- Beguilement (2006)
- Legacy (2007)
- Passage (2008)
- Horizon (2009)
Chalion world (3)
In order of publication:
- The Curse of Chalion (2001) Hugo, Locus Fantasy, and World Fantasy Awards nominee, 2002[13]
- Paladin of Souls (2003) (sequel to The Curse of Chalion) Hugo, Nebula and Locus Fantasy Awards winner, 2004[14]
- 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
- ↑ 1988 Award Winners & Nominees | Science Fiction & Fantasy Books by Award | WWEnd. Worldswithoutend.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-28.
- ↑ 1989 Award Winners & Nominees | Science Fiction & Fantasy Books by Award | WWEnd. Worldswithoutend.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-28.
- ↑ 1992 Award Winners & Nominees | Science Fiction & Fantasy Books by Award | WWEnd. Worldswithoutend.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-28.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 1991 Award Winners & Nominees | Science Fiction & Fantasy Books by Award | WWEnd. Worldswithoutend.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-28.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 1997 Award Winners & Nominees | Science Fiction & Fantasy Books by Award | WWEnd. Worldswithoutend.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-28.
- ↑ 1995 Award Winners & Nominees | Science Fiction & Fantasy Books by Award | WWEnd. Worldswithoutend.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-28.
- ↑ 2000 Award Winners & Nominees | Science Fiction & Fantasy Books by Award | WWEnd. Worldswithoutend.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-28.
- ↑ 2003 Award Winners & Nominees | Science Fiction & Fantasy Books by Award | WWEnd. Worldswithoutend.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-28.
- ↑ 2013 Hugo Awards. The Hugo Awards. Retrieved on March 31, 2013.
- ↑ Renovation Hugo nominee announcement. Renovationsf.org. Archived from the original on 2011-04-29. Retrieved on 2014-01-28.
- ↑ The Vorkosigan Saga Reading Order Debate: The Chef Recommends - Bujold reading-order guide 2020 update (chapter 2). Retrieved on 2020-10-20.
- ↑ 1993 Award Winners & Nominees | Science Fiction & Fantasy Books by Award | WWEnd. Worldswithoutend.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-28.
- ↑ 2002 Award Winners & Nominees | Science Fiction & Fantasy Books by Award | WWEnd. Worldswithoutend.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-28.
- ↑ 2004 Award Winners & Nominees | Science Fiction & Fantasy Books by Award | WWEnd. Worldswithoutend.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-28.
- ↑ 2006 Award Winners & Nominees | Science Fiction & Fantasy Books by Award | WWEnd. Worldswithoutend.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-28.
- ↑ 2016 Hugo Awards. The Hugo Awards. Retrieved on 2019-12-14.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 2017 Hugo Awards. The Hugo Awards. Retrieved on 2019-12-14.
- ↑ Lois McMaster Bujold's Blog - Mira hits town... well, iTunes - February 27, 2017 18:03.
- ↑ Lois McMaster Bujold's Blog - Penric series renumbering puzzle.
- ↑ Lois McMaster Bujold's Blog - The Prisoner of Limnos now up! - October 27, 2017 19:06.
- ↑ Lois McMaster Bujold's Blog - Penric 9 impending - October 02, 2020 09:10.
- ↑ Bujold, Lois McMaster. The Assassins of Thasalon now up.
- ↑ Bujold, Lois McMaster. Knot of Shadows launches today!.