Lois McMaster Bujold

Lois McMaster Bujold has written at least 130 books. Their most popular book is The Curse of Chalion with 402 saves with an average rating of 4.19⭐.

Author Bio

One of the most respected writers in the field of speculative fiction, **Lois McMaster Bujold** burst onto the scene in 1986 with Shards of Honor, the first of her tremendously popular Vorkosigan Saga novels. She has received numerous accolades and prizes, including the Nebula Award (for Falling Free), three Hugo Awards for Best Novel (The Vor Game, Barrayar, and Mirror Dance), as well as the Hugo and Nebula Awards for her novella Mountains of Mourning. Her short story, “Labyrinth,” won first place in Analog Magazine's annual awards. The mother of two, Ms. Bujold lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

#1 of 4 in World of the Five Gods (Publication)

The Curse of Chalion

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2001 • 402 Readers • 4.2

#1 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Shards of Honour

ByLois McMaster Bujold

1986 • 325 Readers • 272 pages • 3.9

#7 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Barrayar

ByLois McMaster Bujold

1991 • 165 Readers • 402 pages • 4.1

#2 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

The Warrior's Apprentice

ByLois McMaster Bujold

1986 • 160 Readers • 304 pages • 3.9

#2 of 4 in World of the Five Gods (Publication)

Paladin of Souls

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2003 • 160 Readers • 16h 17m • 4.1

#4 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Falling Free

ByLois McMaster Bujold,Grover Gardner

1988 • 127 Readers • 3.8

#6 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

The Vor Game

ByLois McMaster Bujold

1990 • 126 Readers • 343 pages • 4

#3.1 of 4 in World of the Five Gods (Publication)

Penric's Demon

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2015 • 119 Readers • 103 pages • 4

#8 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Mirror Dance

ByLois McMaster Bujold

1994 • 104 Readers • 613 pages • 4.1

#1 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Shards of Honor

ByLois McMaster Bujold

1986 • 100 Readers • 313 pages • 3.4

#3 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Ethan of Athos

ByLois McMaster Bujold

1986 • 99 Readers • 237 pages • 3.6

#14 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

CryoBurn

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2010 • 97 Readers • 352 pages • 3.8

#5 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Brothers in Arms

ByLois McMaster Bujold

1989 • 96 Readers • 338 pages • 3.9

#12 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

A Civil Campaign

ByLois McMaster Bujold

1999 • 96 Readers • 223 pages • 4.2

#11 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Komarr

ByLois McMaster Bujold

1998 • 96 Readers • 198 pages • 4.1

#15 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Captain Vorpatril's Alliance

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2012 • 92 Readers • 422 pages • 4

#13 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Diplomatic Immunity

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2002 • 90 Readers • 330 pages • 4

The Hallowed Hunt

ByLois McMaster Bujold

88 Readers • 3.8

Cetaganda (Vorkosigan Adventure.)

ByLois McMaster Bujold

81 Readers • 3.9

#16 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2016 • 79 Readers • 344 pages • 3.5

#1 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Cordelia's Honor

ByLois McMaster Bujold

1996 • 69 Readers • 596 pages • 4

#1 of 3 in The Sharing Knife

Beguilement

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2006 • 68 Readers • 384 pages • 3.1

#3.2 of 4 in World of the Five Gods (Publication)

Penric and the Shaman

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2017 • 68 Readers • 213 pages • 3.7

#13.1 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Winterfair Gifts

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2002 • 61 Readers • 2h 31m • 3.9

#4 of 12 in Penric and Desdemona (Publication order)

Mira's Last Dance

ByLois McMaster Bujold

55 Readers • 3.8

#3.6 of 4 in World of the Five Gods (Publication)

The Prisoner of Limnos

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2017 • 55 Readers • 138 pages • 3.9

#5 of 12 in Penric and Desdemona (Publication order)

Penric's Fox

ByLois McMaster Bujold

55 Readers • 3.8

#3.3 of 4 in World of the Five Gods (Publication)

Penric's Mission

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2016 • 55 Readers • 264 pages • 3.9

The Flowers of Vashnoi

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2018 • 45 Readers • 89 pages • 3.7

#7 of 10 in Penric and Desdemona (Publication order)

The Orphans of Raspay

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2020 • 41 Readers • 224 pages • 3.8

The Physicians of Vilnoc

ByLois McMaster Bujold

39 Readers • 4

Masquerade in Lodi

ByLois McMaster Bujold

34 Readers • 3.9

#9.1 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Dreamweaver's Dilemma

ByLois McMaster Bujold

1997 • 32 Readers • 250 pages • 3.9

#2 of 3 in The Sharing Knife

Legacy

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2007 • 31 Readers • 384 pages • 3.6

#10 of 10 in Penric and Desdemona (Publication order)

The Assassins of Thasalon

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2022 • 30 Readers • 456 pages • 4.2

#2 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Young Miles

ByLois McMaster Bujold

1997 • 30 Readers • 848 pages • 3.9

#5.3 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

The Borders of Infinity

ByLois McMaster Bujold

1987 • 29 Readers • 84 pages • 3.9

#10 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Memory

ByLois McMaster Bujold

1996 • 29 Readers • 509 pages • 4.5

#11 of 10 in Penric and Desdemona (Publication order)

Knot of Shadows

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2021 • 28 Readers • 111 pages • 3.9

#5.4 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Weatherman

ByLois McMaster Bujold

1990 • 27 Readers • 3.9

#9 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Cetaganda

ByLois McMaster Bujold

1995 • 26 Readers • 330 pages • 4.2

#5.2 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Labyrinth

ByLois McMaster Bujold

1989 • 26 Readers • 91 pages • 3.8

#4 of 3 in The Sharing Knife

Horizon

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2009 • 24 Readers • 453 pages • 3.6

The Spirit Ring

ByLois McMaster Bujold

1992 • 24 Readers • 371 pages • 3.2

#5 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Miles Errant (Vorkosigan Omnibus, #4)

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2002 • 21 Readers • 741 pages • 4.2

#12 of 10 in Penric and Desdemona (Publication order)

Demon Daughter

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2024 • 16 Readers • 151 pages • 4.5

#1 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Cordelia's Honor

ByLois McMaster Bujold

1996 • 13 Readers • 484 pages • 4.2

#13 of 12 in Penric and Desdemona (Chronological)

Penric and the Bandit

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2024 • 12 Readers • 123 pages • 4.2

#3 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Miles, Mystery & Mayhem

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2001 • 11 Readers • 556 pages • 4

#3 of 3 in The Sharing Knife

Passage

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2008 • 10 Readers • 432 pages • 3.7

#1 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Fragmentos de honor

ByLois McMaster Bujold,Rafael Marín Trechera(translator)

1986 • 9 Readers • 346 pages • 3

#4 of 3 in The Sharing Knife

Horizon

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2009 • 8 Readers • 448 pages • 3.2

#11 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Miles in Love (Vorkosigan Omnibus, #6)

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2008 • 8 Readers • 870 pages • 5

#4.5 of 3 in The Sharing Knife

Knife Children

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2019 • 7 Readers • 148 pages • 4

#0 of 7 in The Uplift Saga

The Space Opera Renaissance

ByDavid G. Hartwell(Editor, Contributor),Kathryn Cramer(Editor, Contributor)

2006 • 6 Readers • 944 pages • 1.5

Proto Zoa

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2011 • 6 Readers • 111 pages • 4

#4 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Miles, Mutants and Microbes

ByLois McMaster Bujold

1986 • 6 Readers • 826 pages • 4

#5.1 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Vorkosigan's Game

ByLois McMaster Bujold

1990 • 4 Readers • 484 pages

#6 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Miles Vorkosigan

ByLois McMaster Bujold

1990 • 3 Readers • 379 pages • 4.8

The Vorkosigan Companion

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2008 • 3 Readers • 480 pages

#1 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Test of Honor

ByLois McMaster Bujold

1986 • 3 Readers • 5

#4 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

En caída libre

ByLois McMaster Bujold

1988 • 2 Readers • 343 pages • 3

#4 of 3 in The Sharing Knife

The Sharing Knife

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2009 • 2 Readers • 435 pages • 3

#9 of 10 in Penric and Desdemona (Publication order)

Masquerade in Lodi: A Penric & Desdemona Novella in the World of the Five Gods

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2020 • 2 Readers • 1 page • 4

Miles, Mystery, and Mayhem

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2 Readers • 5

#1 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Cioburi de onoare

ByLois McMaster Bujold,Ona Frantz(Translator)

1986 • 2 Readers • 328 pages • 1

#13.1 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Festa d'inverno a Barrayar

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2002 • 1 Reader

Decision Points

ByBryan Thomas Schmidt(Editor),Lois McMaster Bujold(Contributor)

2016 • 1 Reader • 356 pages • 5

Analog Science Fiction and Fact, July 1991

ByStanley Schmidt(Editor),David A. Baker(Contributor)

1991 • 1 Reader • 320 pages

Women at War

ByRoland J. Green

1995 • 1 Reader • 384 pages

Love and Rockets

ByMartin H. Greenberg(Editor),Kerrie L. Hughes(Editor)

2010 • 1 Reader

Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen

ByLois McMaster Bujold

1 Reader

The Sharing Knife, Volume Three

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2009 • 1 Reader • 432 pages • 4

The Sharing Knife Volume Two

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2009 • 1 Reader • 368 pages • 4

The Sharing Knife Volume One

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2009 • 1 Reader • 384 pages

#3 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Ethan de Athos

ByLois McMaster Bujold,Rafael Marín Trechera(Translator)

1986 • 1 Reader • 261 pages

#5 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Hermanos de armas

ByLois McMaster Bujold,Rafael Marín Trechera(Translator)

1989 • 1 Reader • 396 pages

#10 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

RECUERDOS: AVENTURAS DE MILES VORKOSIGAN

ByLois McMaster Bujold

1996 • 1 Reader • 427 pages

#12 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Una campaña civil

ByLois McMaster Bujold

1999 • 1 Reader

#14 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Criópolis

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2010 • 1 Reader • 390 pages • 5

#3 of 4 in World of the Five Gods (Publication)

La búsqueda sagrada

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2005 • 1 Reader • 3

#2 of 4 in World of the Five Gods (Publication)

Paladín de almas

ByLois McMaster Bujold,Antonio Daniel Calvario Marcos(Translator)

2003 • 1 Reader • 348 pages • 5

#1 of 4 in World of the Five Gods (Publication)

La maldición de Chalion

ByLois McMaster Bujold,Manuel de los Reyes(Translator)

2001 • 1 Reader • 414 pages • 5

#5 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Il nemico dei Vor

ByLois McMaster Bujold

1989 • 1 Reader • 272 pages

#8 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

I due Vorkosigan

ByLois McMaster Bujold,Gianluigi Zuddas(Translator)

1994 • 1 Reader • 517 pages

#3 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

La spia dei Dendarii

ByLois McMaster Bujold

1986 • 1 Reader • 294 pages

#1 of 4 in World of the Five Gods (Publication)

L'ombra della maledizione

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2001 • 1 Reader • 566 pages

#2 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

L'apprendista ammiraglio

ByLois McMaster Bujold,Viviana Viviani(Translator)

1986 • 1 Reader • 368 pages

#1 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

L'onore dei Vor

ByLois McMaster Bujold

1986 • 1 Reader • 304 pages

#6 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Il gioco dei Vor

ByLois McMaster Bujold

1990 • 1 Reader • 317 pages

I Premi Hugo 1984-1990

ByLawrence Watt-Evans,Lois McMaster Bujold,+15 more

1991 • 1 Reader • 736 pages

#13.1 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Zimoslavni Darovi

ByLois McMaster Bujold,Martina Aničić(Translator)

2002 • 1 Reader • 112 pages • 4

#2 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Pripravnik za ratnika

ByLois McMaster Bujold,Mihaela Velina(Translator)

1986 • 1 Reader • 339 pages • 4

#1 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Krhotine časti

ByLois McMaster Bujold,Dubravka Petrović(Translator)

1986 • 1 Reader • 350 pages • 4

#1 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Kunnian sirpaleita

ByLois McMaster Bujold,Mervi Hämäläinen(Translator)

1986 • 1 Reader • 300 pages • 3

#14 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Cryoburn (Vorkosigan Saga) by Bujold, Lois McMaster (September 27, 2011) Mass Market Paperback

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2010 • 1 Reader

#12 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

A Civil Campaign: A Comedy of Biology and Manners Hardcover September 1, 1999

ByLois McMaster Bujold

1999 • 1 Reader

#7 of 10 in Penric and Desdemona (Publication order)

The Orphans of Raspay: A Penric and Desdemona novella in the World of the Five Gods

ByLois McMaster Bujold

2019 • 1 Reader • 128 pages

#2 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Der Kadett

ByLois McMaster Bujold,Edda Petri(Translator)

1986 • 1 Reader • 380 pages • 4

#1 of 16 in Vorkosigan Saga (Publication Order)

Cordelias Ehre

ByLois McMaster Bujold,Michael Morgental(Translator)

1996 • 1 Reader • 592 pages • 3

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