Proto Zoa

Lois McMaster Bujold

2011 • 111 pages

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Five early short stories from the Hugo and Nebula award winning author of the Vorkosigan Saga

A delightful collection of Lois McMaster Bujold’s early stories, and a comprehensive Introduction by this New York Times bestselling author. Bujold’s "work remains among the most enjoyable and rewarding in contemporary SF” – Publishers Weekly

Contains
"Barter", which was first published in The Twilight Zone Magazine, March/April 1985.
"Garage Sale", which was first published in American Fantasy, Spring 1987.
"The Hole Truth", first published in The Twilight Zone Magazine, December 1986.
"Dreamweaver's Dilemma", first published in Dreamweaver's Dilemma, 1995.
"Aftermaths" (epilogue to Shards of Honor), which first appeared in Far Frontiers, Vol. V, Spring 1986.

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Year of Vorkosigan #1

I decided to reread the whole Vorkosigan series in internal chronology order in a year. Reading two books / stories a month will give me a month to spare.

So, I started with “Dreamweaver’s Dilemma”, but as it does not have a standalone edition I read the whole collection.

The DD I would rank three-and-half stars, the first three stories are between three and three-and-half. But the whole collection is elevated by the last one – “Aftermaths” – which is a five stars story. But more about it when I get to the Shrads of Honour.

May 2, 2025