Lois McMaster Bujold
Lois McMaster Bujold is an American science fiction and fantasy writer who, as of 2022, has won seven Hugo awards (fan-voted) and four Nebula awards (writer-voted). Bujold's most famous set of recurring characters are in the Vorkosigan universe, which is pure science fiction. Her two additional recurring universes (Sharing Knife, and Penric and Desdemona) are in the fantasy genre.
The "Vorkosigan" series
The first novel of the science fiction Vorkosigan series appeared in 1986, and Bujold seems to have wrapped it up in 2016. It consists of more than two dozen novels or novellas, and a variety of omnibus editions. Most stories occur across two generations of the Vorkosigan family, with closely interlocking histories.
The stories were not all written in chronological order for the universe. Between the jumbling of actual publication dates vs. story order, and the existence of several omnibus editions, it can be difficult to catalog all the works in the Vorkosigan saga.
Stories by original publication date:
- Ethan of Athos (1986)
- Shards of Honor (1986)
- Barrayar (1991)
- Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen (2016)
- The Warrior's Apprentice (1986)
- Falling Free (1988)
- Brothers in Arms (1989)
- Mountains of Mourning (198?)
- Labyrinth (198?)
- The Borders of Infinity (198?)
- The Vor Game (1990)
- Mirror Dance (1994)
- Cetaganda (1995)
- "Dreamweaver's Dilemma" (1995)
- Memory (1996)
- Komarr (1998)
- A Civil Campaign (1999)
- Diplomatic Immunity (2002)
- Winterfair Gifts (2004)
- Miles, Mutants and Microbes (omnibus: Falling Free, Labyrinth and Diplomatic Immunity) (2007)
- Miles in Love (omnibus: Komarr, A Civil Campaign and Winterfair Gifts) (2008)
- Cryoburn (2010)
- Captain Vorpatril's Alliance (2012)
- The Flowers of Vashnoi (2018)
Omnibus editions:
- Cordelia's Honor (1996) - omnibus of Shards of Honor and Barrayar
- Borders of Infinity (1989), omnibus of "Mountains of Mourning", "Labyrinth", and "The Borders of Infinity"
- Vorkosigan's Game (omnibus: The Vor Game, Borders of Infinity) (1992)
- Young Miles (omnibus: The Warrior's Apprentice, The Mountains of Mourning, and The Vor Game) (1997)
- Miles, Mystery and Mayhem (omnibus: Cetaganda, Ethan of Athos, and Labyrinth) (2001)
- Miles Errant (omnibus: Borders of Infinity, Brothers in Arms, and Mirror Dance) (2002)