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This is the complete list of works by american science fiction and fantasy author lois mcmaster bujold. Readalikes for lois mcmaster bujold if you like lois. The warriors apprentice was the first book purchased, though not the first vorkosigan book written, nor would it be the first one to be published. The bujold nexus book information lois mcmaster bujold. The author has received hugo, nebula, locus, and minnesota book awards for novels like the mountain of mourning, falling tree, barrayar, and komarr, to mention but a few. Nerds of a feather, feb 1, 2016 6 books with science fiction and fantasy author lois mcmaster bujold, discusses books she was reading in past and present, and writing present and future. Follow penric on his journey from noble young lord to sorcerer and scholar in the bastards order. Penrics mission learned penric, a sorcerer and divine of the bastards order, has faced danger and intrigue many times before. Authors similar to lois mcmaster bujold literaturemap. Lois mcmaster bujold has been nominated for the hugo awards eleven times and won five times.
Her father, a professor of welding engineering at the ohio state university and graduate of cal tech, nurtured her love for science fiction by passing down the old magazines and paperback books he bought and read on. 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. A science fiction legend, lois mcmaster bujold has won six hugo awards and three nebula awards. Three fantasy novellas by multiple award winning author lois mcmaster bujold, together for the first time. Most of loiss stories are set in the future and concern the vorkosigan family and the planet of barrayar. Authors with similar writing style to lois mcmaster bujold.
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Lois mcmaster bujold s second novel, written in 1984, the warriors apprentice, introduced her quirky, dwarf like hero, miles naismith vorkosigan, the son of cordelia and aral. Lois mcmaster bujold s vorkosigan books are some of the best books i have ever read. Lois mcmaster bujold books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. This is the official and authorised lois mcmaster bujold website. Something else like lois mcmaster bujolds vorkosigan. The closer two writers are, the more likely someone will like both of them. Penrics travels book by lois mcmaster bujold official. The bujold nexus the lois mcmaster bujold homepage. If you like lois mcmaster bujold lois mcmaster bujold is one of the most acclaimed authors in speculative fiction still writing today. Komarr vorkosigan saga miles vorsokigan book 11 ebook. Ten of those nominations and four of the wins were for items in. Lois mcmaster bujold books list of books by author lois.
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