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Lois McMaster Bujold


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Lois McMaster Bujold was born in 1949, the daughter of an engineering professor at Ohio State University, from whom she picked up her early interest in science fiction. She now lives in Minneapolis, and has two grown children. She began writing with the aim of professional publication in 1982. She wrote three novels in three years; in October of 1985, all three sold to Baen Books, launching her career. Bujold went on to write many other books for Baen, mostly featuring her popular character Miles Naismith Vorkosigan, his family, friends, and enemies. Her books have been translated into over twenty languages. Her fantasy from Eos includes the award-winning Chalion series and the Sharing Knife series.
 

Awards: Nebula (2020), Hugo (2004), Mythopoeic (2002)  see all

Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy
 
Series
Vorkosigan
   0.5. Dreamweaver's Dilemma (1995) (in Dreamweaver's Dilemma)
   1. Falling Free (1988)
   2. Shards of Honor (1986)
   3. Barrayar (1991)
   4. The Warrior's Apprentice (1986)
   4.5. The Mountains of Mourning (1989)
   4.6. Weatherman (1990)
   5. The Vor Game (1990)
   6. Cetaganda (1996)
   7. Ethan of Athos (1986)
   7.5. Labyrinth (1989)
   Borders of Infinity (1989)
   8. Brothers in Arms (1990)
   9. Mirror Dance (1994)
   Dreamweaver's Dilemma (1995)
   10. Memory (1996)
   11. Komarr (1998)
   12. A Civil Campaign (1999)
   12.5. Winterfair Gifts (2008)
   13. Diplomatic Immunity (2002)
   14. Captain Vorpatril's Alliance (2012)
   14.5. The Flowers of Vashnoi (2018)
   15. Cryoburn (2010)
   16. Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen (2016)
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Sharing Knife
   1. Beguilement (2006)
   2. Legacy (2007)
   3. Passage (2008)
   4. Horizon (2009)
   5. Knife Children (2019)
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World of the Five Gods : Penric & Desdemona
   1. Penric's Demon (2015)
   2. Penric and the Shaman (2016)
   3. Penric's Fox (2017)
   4. Masquerade in Lodi (2020)
   5. Penric's Mission (2016)
   6. Mira's Last Dance (2017)
   7. The Prisoner of Limnos (2017)
   8. The Orphans of Raspay (2019)
   9. The Physicians of Vilnoc (2020)
   10. The Assassins of Thasalon (2021)
   11. Knot of Shadows (2021)
   Penric's Labors (2022)
   Demon Daughter (2024)
   Penric and the Bandit (2024)
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Novels
   The Spirit Ring (1992)
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Collections
   Proto Zoa (2012)
   Unrivaled (2023) (with others)
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Anthologies edited
   Women at War (1995) (with Roland J Green)
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Non fiction show
 
Books containing stories by Lois McMaster Bujold
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Sense of Wonder (2023)
A Century of Science Fiction
edited by
Leigh Ronald Grossman

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Awards
2020 Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award
2004 Nebula Award for Best Novel : Paladin of Souls
2004 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel : Paladin of Souls
2004 Hugo Award for Best Novel : Paladin of Souls
2002 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature : The Curse of Chalion
1995 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel : Mirror Dance
1995 Hugo Award for Best Novel : Mirror Dance
1992 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel : Barrayar
1992 Hugo Award for Best Novel : Barrayar
1991 Hugo Award for Best Novel : The Vor Game
1990 Nebula Award for Best Novella : The Mountains of Mourning [short story]
1990 Hugo Award for Best Novella : The Mountains of Mourning [short story]
1988 Nebula Award for Best Novel : Falling Free

Award nominations
2017 Hugo Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Penric and the Shaman
2016 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Penric's Demon
2016 Hugo Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Penric's Demon
2013 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Captain Vorpatril's Alliance
2013 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Captain Vorpatril's Alliance
2011 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Cryoburn
2011 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Cryoburn
2006 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (nominee) : The Hallowed Hunt
2006 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The Hallowed Hunt
2005 Hugo Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Winterfair Gifts
2004 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (nominee) : Paladin of Souls
2003 Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Diplomatic Immunity
2003 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Diplomatic Immunity
2002 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Curse of Chalion
2002 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The Curse of Chalion
2002 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Curse of Chalion
2000 Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominee) : A Civil Campaign
2000 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : A Civil Campaign
2000 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : A Civil Campaign
1999 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Komarr
1997 Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Memory
1997 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Memory
1997 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Cetaganda
1997 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Dreamweaver's Dilemma
1997 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Memory
1993 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The Spirit Ring
1991 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : The Vor Game
1991 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Weatherman: First section of The Vor Game
1990 Nebula Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Weatherman
1990 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Mountains of Mourning
1990 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Labyrinth
1990 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Borders of Infinity
1989 Prometheus Award (nominee) : Falling Free
1989 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Falling Free
1989 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Brothers in Arms
1989 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Falling Free
1987 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : The Warrior's Apprentice
1987 Locus Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : Shards of Honor
1987 Astounding Award for Best New Writer (nominee) : Shards of Honor


Lois McMaster Bujold recommends
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Shadows in Scarlet (2001)
Lillian Stewart Carl
"Shadows in Scarlet is a richly-written book, an appealing feast for both the intellect and the senses. The characters are immensely lively and vivid - even the ghostly ones! I'm already amusing myself trying to cast the movie."
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The Wild Swans (1999)
Peg Kerr
"A breathtaking book."

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