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A list of some works of Lois McMaster Bujold.

This is a nearly 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".

No.  Title  Year  About  Notes  Awards  Nominations 
1 "Dreamweaver's Dilemma" (novella) 1995   in the omnibus Dreamweaver's Dilemma[1]    
2 Falling Free 1988   set about 200 years before Miles Vorkosigan Nebula[2] Hugo[3]
3 Shards of Honor 1986 Cordelia Naismith in the omnibus Cordelia's Honor    
4 Barrayar 1991 Cordelia Naismith in the omnibus Cordelia's Honor Hugo[4]; Locus SF[5][4] Nebula[6]
5 The Warrior's Apprentice 1986 Miles Vorkosigan      
6 "Mountains of Mourning" (novella) 1989 Miles Vorkosigan in the omnibus Dreamweaver's Dilemma[1] and the omnibus+framing story Borders of Infinity (#14) Hugo[7]; Nebula  
7 "Weatherman" (novella) 1990 Miles Vorkosigan first story in the omnibus The Vor Game (#8)    
8 The Vor Game 1990 Miles Vorkosigan includes the novella "Weatherman" (#7) Hugo[6] Locus SF[6]
9 Cetaganda 1995 Miles Vorkosigan     Locus SF[8]
10 Ethan of Athos 1986 Ethan Urquhart Miles Vorkosigan is only mentioned. Elli Quinn appears.    
11 "Labyrinth" (novella) 1989 Miles Vorkosigan in the omnibus+framing story Borders of Infinity (#14)    
12 "Borders of Infinity" (novella) 1989 Miles Vorkosigan in the omnibus+framing story Borders of Infinity (#14)    
13 Brothers in Arms 1989 Miles Vorkosigan      
14 Borders of Infinity 1989 Miles Vorkosigan includes "Mountains of Mourning" (#6), "Labyrinth" (#11) and "Borders of Infinity" (#12) linked by a framing story    
15 Mirror Dance 1994 Miles Vorkosigan   Hugo, Locus SF[9]  
16 Memory 1996 Miles Vorkosigan     Hugo, Nebula, Locus SF[8]
17 Komarr 1998 Miles Vorkosigan      
18 A Civil Campaign 1999 Miles Vorkosigan     Hugo, Nebula, Locus SF[10]
19 "Winterfair Gifts" (novella) 2004   last story in the omnibus Miles in Love    
20 Diplomatic Immunity 2002 Miles Vorkosigan     Nebula[11]
21 Captain Vorpatril's Alliance 2012 Ivan Vorpatril     Hugo[12]
22 The Flowers of Vashnoi 2018        
23 Cryoburn 2010 Miles Vorkosigan     Hugo [13]
24 Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen 2016 Cordelia Naismith      

Source:[14]

Vorkosigan omnibus editions (9)

Key  Omnibus  Year  Contents  Notes 
A Cordelia's Honor 1996 "Shards of Honor" (#3), "Barrayar" (#4), and an afterword by the author  
B Miles, Mystery and Mayhem 2001 Cetaganda (#9), Ethan of Athos (#10), and "Labyrinth" (#11)  
C Miles Errant 2002 "Borders of Infinity" (#12), Brothers in Arms (#13), and Mirror Dance (#15)  
D Miles in Love 2008 Komarr (#17), A Civil Campaign (#18) and "Winterfair Gifts" (#19)  
E Miles, Mutants and Microbes 2007 Falling Free (#2), "Labyrinth" (#11) and Diplomatic Immunity (#20)  
F Young Miles 1997 The Warrior's Apprentice (#5), "The Mountains of Mourning" (#6), and The Vor Game (#8)  
G Dreamweaver's Dilemma 1997 "Dreamweaver's Dilemma" (#1) and "Mountains of Mourning" (#6) OUT OF PRINT
H Test of Honor 1987 Shards of Honor (#3) and The Warrior's Apprentice (#5) OUT OF PRINT
I Vorkosigan's Game 1992 The Vor Game (#8) and everything in Borders of Infinity (#14) OUT OF PRINT

Fantasy novels (19)

Spirit Ring world (1)

  1. The Spirit Ring (1993), stand-alone book; Locus Fantasy Award nominee, 1993[15]

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)

Each of the following 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.) In order of publication:

  1. The Curse of Chalion (2001) Hugo, Locus Fantasy, and World Fantasy Awards nominee, 2002[16]
  2. Paladin of Souls (2003) (sequel to The Curse of Chalion) Hugo, Nebula and Locus Fantasy Awards winner, 2004[17]
  3. The Hallowed Hunt (2005) Locus Fantasy Award nominee, 2006[18]

Penric and Desdemona (11)

Shown here in publication order:

  • "Penric's Demon" (2015) (novella, Hugo Award nominee 2016[19]) [20]
  • "Penric and the Shaman" (2016) (standalone novella, Hugo Award nominee 2017[21])
  • "Penric's Mission" (2016) (novella)
  • "Mira's Last Dance" (2017) (novella)[22]
  • "Penric's Fox" (2017) (novella; comes between "Penric and the Shaman" and "Penric's Mission" in series-internal chronology[23])
  • "The Prisoner of Limnos" (2017) (novella)[24]
  • "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[25])
  • The Assassins of Thasalon (2021) (novel) [26]
  • "Knot of Shadows" (2021) (novella) [27]

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. For now, we still need to say:

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Dreamweaver's Dilemma is an out-of-print book by Lois McMaster Bujold, Nesfa Press (1997) 2nd edition paperback (reprint of the limited-edition Boskone 33 book of 1996) ISBN 978-0915368532 . It includes "Dreamweaver's Dilemma" and "Mountains of Mourning".
  2. 1988 novel winners and nominees for Hugo, Nebula, etc. Retrieved on 2023-01-13.
  3. 1989 novel winners and nominees for Hugo, Nebula, etc. Retrieved on 2023-01-13.
  4. 4.0 4.1 1992 novel winners and nominees for Hugo, Nebula, etc. Retrieved on 2023-01-13.
  5. Read about the Locus Award in Wikipedia, last access 1/13/2023.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 1991 novel winners and nominees for Hugo, Nebula, etc. Retrieved on 2023-01-13.
  7. Hugo awards for 1990, last access 1-13-2023
  8. 8.0 8.1 1997 novel winners and nominees for Hugo, Nebula, etc. Retrieved on 2023-01-13.
  9. 1995 novel winners and nominees for Hugo, Nebula, etc. Retrieved on 2023-01-13.
  10. 2000 novel winners and nominees for Hugo, Nebula, etc. Retrieved on 2023-01-13.
  11. 2003 novel winners and nominees for Hugo, Nebula, etc. Retrieved on 2023-01-13.
  12. Hugo awards for 2013, last access 1-13-2023
  13. Hugo awards for 2011, last access 1-13-2023
  14. The Vorkosigan Saga Reading Order Debate: The Chef Recommends - Bujold reading-order guide 2020 update (chapter 2). Retrieved on 2020-10-20.
  15. 1993 Award Winners & Nominees | Science Fiction & Fantasy Books by Award | WWEnd. Worldswithoutend.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-28.
  16. 2002 Award Winners & Nominees | Science Fiction & Fantasy Books by Award | WWEnd. Worldswithoutend.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-28.
  17. 2004 Award Winners & Nominees | Science Fiction & Fantasy Books by Award | WWEnd. Worldswithoutend.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-28.
  18. 2006 Award Winners & Nominees | Science Fiction & Fantasy Books by Award | WWEnd. Worldswithoutend.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-28.
  19. 2016 Hugo Awards. The Hugo Awards. Retrieved on 2019-12-14.
  20. 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.
  21. 2017 Hugo Awards. The Hugo Awards. Retrieved on 2019-12-14.
  22. Lois McMaster Bujold's Blog - Mira hits town... well, iTunes - February 27, 2017 18:03.
  23. Lois McMaster Bujold's Blog - Penric series renumbering puzzle.
  24. Lois McMaster Bujold's Blog - The Prisoner of Limnos now up! - October 27, 2017 19:06.
  25. Lois McMaster Bujold's Blog - Penric 9 impending - October 02, 2020 09:10.
  26. Bujold, Lois McMaster. The Assassins of Thasalon now up.
  27. Bujold, Lois McMaster. Knot of Shadows launches today!.