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Lois McMaster Bujold

Forfatter af The Curse of Chalion

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Science fiction and fantasy author Lois McMaster Bujold was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1949. After graduating from Ohio State University, she worked as a pharmacy technician at Ohio State University Hospitals. Her first short story was published in Twilight Zone Magazine in 1984 and her first three vis mere novels were published in 1986. She received the Nebula Award for Falling Free and The Mountains of Mourning and the Hugo Award for The Vor Game, Barrayar, Mirror Dance, The Mountains of Mourning, and Paladin of Souls. She also received the Locus award for Mirror Dance and Paladin of Souls, the Minnesota Book Award for Komarr, the Mythopoeic Award for The Curse of Chalion, and a Romantic Times 2003 Reviewers' Choice Award for Paladin of Souls. She is best known for her series featuring Miles Vorkosigan. She currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
Image credit: Photo by Carol Collins 2010

Serier

Værker af Lois McMaster Bujold

The Curse of Chalion (2001) 4,804 eksemplarer
Paladin of Souls (2003) 3,668 eksemplarer
Memory (1996) 3,318 eksemplarer
Shards of Honor (1986) — Forfatter — 3,259 eksemplarer
The Warrior's Apprentice (1986) 3,146 eksemplarer
A Civil Campaign (1999) 3,100 eksemplarer
Komarr (1998) 2,946 eksemplarer
Diplomatic Immunity (2002) 2,876 eksemplarer
Mirror Dance (1994) 2,702 eksemplarer
The Vor Game (1990) 2,700 eksemplarer
Cetaganda (1996) 2,662 eksemplarer
Falling Free (1988) 2,654 eksemplarer
Barrayar (1993) 2,604 eksemplarer
Brothers in Arms (1989) 2,537 eksemplarer
The Hallowed Hunt (2005) 2,492 eksemplarer
Borders of Infinity (1989) 2,411 eksemplarer
Beguilement (2006) 2,283 eksemplarer
Ethan of Athos (1986) 2,243 eksemplarer
Cryoburn (2010) 1,923 eksemplarer
Legacy (2007) 1,571 eksemplarer
Captain Vorpatril's Alliance (2012) 1,462 eksemplarer
Passage (2008) 1,359 eksemplarer
The Spirit Ring (1992) 1,335 eksemplarer
Horizon (2009) 1,108 eksemplarer
Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen (2016) 876 eksemplarer
Penric's Demon (2015) 584 eksemplarer
Winterfair Gifts [novella] (2004) 518 eksemplarer
The Mountains of Mourning (1989) 498 eksemplarer
Penric and the Shaman (2016) 416 eksemplarer
Penric's Mission (2016) 348 eksemplarer
Penric's Fox (2017) 345 eksemplarer
Mira's Last Dance (2017) 329 eksemplarer
The Flowers of Vashnoi (2018) 318 eksemplarer
The Prisoner of Limnos (2017) 309 eksemplarer
Labyrinth (1989) 279 eksemplarer
The Orphans of Raspay (2019) 275 eksemplarer
The Physicians of Vilnoc (2020) 249 eksemplarer
Masquerade in Lodi (2020) 218 eksemplarer
The Assassins of Thasalon (2021) 205 eksemplarer
Knot of Shadows (2021) 184 eksemplarer
Knife Children (2019) 155 eksemplarer
Women at War (1995) — Redaktør — 153 eksemplarer
Weatherman (Vorkosigan Saga, #5.4) (1990) 92 eksemplarer
Sidelines: Talks and Essays (2013) 34 eksemplarer
Memory / Komarr (2005) 14 eksemplarer
Mirror Dance / Memory (1999) 7 eksemplarer
Chalion (3 Book Series) (2016) 5 eksemplarer
Lois McMaster Bujold 4 eksemplarer
Aftermaths (1986) 4 eksemplarer
Barter [shortstory] (1985) 3 eksemplarer
Falling Free, Part One (1987) 2 eksemplarer
Prologue to Diplomatic Immunity (2002) 2 eksemplarer
The Hole Truth [shortstory] (1986) 1 eksemplar
Falling Free, Part Three (1988) 1 eksemplar
Garage Sale [short story] (1987) 1 eksemplar

Associated Works

Irresistible Forces [Anthology 6-in-1] (2004) — Bidragyder — 595 eksemplarer
The Vorkosigan Companion (2008) — Bidragyder, nogle udgaver355 eksemplarer
The Space Opera Renaissance (2007) — Bidragyder — 282 eksemplarer
Federations (2009) — Bidragyder — 207 eksemplarer
Infinite Stars (2017) — Bidragyder — 142 eksemplarer
Serve It Forth: Cooking with Anne McCaffrey (1996) — Bidragyder — 141 eksemplarer
Dragonwriter: A Tribute to Anne McCaffrey and Pern (2013) — Bidragyder — 130 eksemplarer
The New Hugo Winners, Volume III (1994) — Bidragyder — 125 eksemplarer
Nebula Awards Showcase 2006 (2006) — Bidragyder — 115 eksemplarer
Nebula Award Winning Novellas (1994) — Bidragyder — 98 eksemplarer
Free Lancers (1987) — Bidragyder — 93 eksemplarer
Women of Futures Past: Classic Stories (2016) — Bidragyder — 75 eksemplarer
Wondrous Beginnings (2003) — Bidragyder — 69 eksemplarer
New Destinies, Volume 8, Fall 1989 (1989) — Bidragyder — 61 eksemplarer
Nebula Awards 25 (1991) — Bidragyder — 61 eksemplarer
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Volume VIII (1992) — Bidragyder — 47 eksemplarer
Love and Rockets (2010) — Introduktion, nogle udgaver37 eksemplarer
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction (2011) — Bidragyder — 30 eksemplarer
Intergalactic Mercenaries (1996) — Bidragyder — 27 eksemplarer
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. CIX, No. 5 (May 1989) (1989) — Bidragyder — 24 eksemplarer
Commando Brigade 3000 (1994) — Bidragyder — 14 eksemplarer
Glass Bead Games — Forord — 13 eksemplarer
Decision Points (2016) — Bidragyder — 10 eksemplarer
La saga Vorkosigan, Tome 1 : L'Apprentissage du Guerrier (2010) — Forfatter — 8 eksemplarer
FenCon VI — Bidragyder — 1 eksemplar

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Group Read: Paladin of Souls (Apr 2021) i The Green Dragon (juli 2022)
Group Read: The Curse of Chalion (Jan 2021) i The Green Dragon (februar 2021)
Bujold Wins Award! i Science Fiction Fans (december 2019)
Group Read: The Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold i 2016 Category Challenge (oktober 2019)
Vorkosigan Group Read: Miles, Mutants and Microbes i 2014 Category Challenge (april 2015)
Vorkosigan Group Read: Miles, Mystery and Mayhem i 2014 Category Challenge (marts 2015)
Vorkosigan Group Read: Cordelia's Honor i 2014 Category Challenge (januar 2015)
Vorkosigan Group Read: Young Miles i 2014 Category Challenge (august 2014)
Lois McMaster Bujold fan here i Science Fiction Fans (november 2012)

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this was a very tepid book, so it is really a 2.5, which is kind of disappointing because I love space opera, and I like Lois McMaster Bujold's other works. The romance doesn't feel very fully developed, and any action/ political intrigue happens off-screen to be explained to the main character Cordelia. Coredelia also experiences culture shock from the Barrayan culture because they are an extremely militaristic and patriarchal culture, and not as technologically advanced. Most of the time she is the only woman in a sea of men, and the men are surprised that she is a captain. I don't think many of the issues presented are well analyzed, or even well resolved in this book, which is probably why it is published as part of an omnibus with the second book, because it just kind of ends in an unsatisfactory way.
The best scene is when Cordelia actually goes home. That is the first time I felt emotionally invested in the character. She spends a large portion of the book thinking her side is better, only to be proven wrong when she is used as a political pawn and drugged by her own military. They condemn her because she fell in love with Vorkosigan, and that was the first time I felt like the character might actually be in love with him.
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kittyfoyle | 137 andre anmeldelser | Mar 15, 2024 |
ETHAN OF ATHOS
2012-03-05
4/5

All-around solid Vorkosigan novel, though more traditional sci-fi than the usual space-opera. Interesting thoughts on misogyny/sexism (and the economics thereof!), futuristic family structures, and space-station life, with some additional touches on homophobia and genetic engineering. Info-dumpy in a few spots, but most of the thoughtful sci-fi stuff was well-integrated into the plot. Like the whole process of getting rid of the body!: total excuse to tour the life-support systems of a space station, but still advanced the plot.

I appreciated that Ethan didn't stop being gay just because he'd realized there were other options. Maybe that's a weird thing to say, but I was acutely aware of the possibility from the moment he met Elli. Yay!

Normally Bujold's characters are amazingly complex and realistic, but I didn't really "get" Terrance. He acts very teenager-y, so it was jarring that he was also old enough to be driven by the ideas of marriage and reproduction. Those two things make some sense as results of his upbringing, but he didn't get enough screen time to integrate them and become a complete character. And the specific sci-fi issues he represented/advanced were the least well-integrated into the plot.

This is part of my current, internal-chronology, start-to-finish reread of the Vorkosigan books. Heh. I've picked up on a few fun inter-book references, and I'm hoping for more.

CETAGANDA
2009
3/5

Probably my least favorite of the Vorkosigan books. The intrigue bored me, for once, and I still can't remember what happened. Something about genetics.

LABYRINTH
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½
 
Markeret
caedocyon | 27 andre anmeldelser | Mar 11, 2024 |
Reread, 7/30/2012. I was surprised at the extent to which I'd forgotten what happened. Probably one of the more terrifying Vorkosigan books; once the climax started, I needed to finish it so I could avoid nightmares.

On to Cryoburn! That is, if S. ever lets me have my e-reader back.
 
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caedocyon | 53 andre anmeldelser | Mar 6, 2024 |
THE WARRIOR'S APPRENTICE

I read this non-stop while traveling Saturday. SO. MUCH. FUN. Miles Vorkosigan is at his outrageously intelligent, hyperactive, utterly fabulous prime. Wish it had never ended, and now I have to wait before I can read it again...!

21 December 2012
So I totally read this again.... It's funny to me that some people don't reread; I reread a lot. Sometimes I get in the mood for something particular and I know a book that can scratch that itch. Plus, I almost always find some new detail I never noticed before.

23 December 2015
Oh look, I'm reading "Warrior's Apprentice" again. Miles is obviously the apprentice, but who is the warrior here? Bothari? Tung? The entire Dendarii fleet? Hm.

THE VOR GAME

I know it has no plot, but I just fuckin' love this book. It is ridiculously fun.
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caedocyon | 48 andre anmeldelser | Mar 6, 2024 |

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Værker
86
Also by
32
Medlemmer
77,190
Popularitet
#159
Vurdering
4.1
Anmeldelser
2,419
ISBN
812
Sprog
21
Udvalgt
528

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