American novelist (born 1949) · 1949
Lois McMaster Bujold Books in Order
68 books · 4 series · 1985-2025
Lois McMaster Bujold is an American speculative fiction writer. She has won the Hugo Award for best novel four times, matching Robert A. Heinlein's record. Bujold is best known for her Vorkosigan Saga, a series of science fiction novels featuring Miles Vorkosigan, a physically impaired interstellar spy and mercenary admiral from the planet Barrayar, set approximately 1000 years in the future. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association named her its 36th SFWA Grand Master in 2019.
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| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
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| 1 |  | Shards of Honor | 1986 | Amazon |
| 2 | The Warrior's Apprentice | 1986 | Amazon | |
| 3 |  | Ethan of Athos | 1986 | Amazon |
| 4 |  | Falling Free | 1988 | Amazon |
| 5 |  | Brothers in Arms | 1989 | Amazon |
| 6 |  | Borders of Infinity | 1989 | Amazon |
| 6 | The Mountains of Mourning | 1989 | Amazon | |
| 7 |  | The Vor Game | 1990 | Amazon |
| 7 | Weatherman | 1990 | Amazon | |
| 8 |  | Barrayar | 1991 | Amazon |
| 9 |  | Mirror Dance | 1994 | Amazon |
| 10 |  | Cetaganda | 1996 | Amazon |
| 11 |  | Labyrinth | 1989 | Amazon |
| 11 |  | Dreamweaver's Dilemma | 1996 | Amazon |
| 12 |  | Memory | 1996 | Amazon |
| 13 |  | Komarr | 1998 | Amazon |
| 14 |  | A Civil Campaign | 1999 | Amazon |
| 15 |  | Winterfair Gifts | 2004 | Amazon |
| 16 |  | Diplomatic Immunity | 2002 | Amazon |
| 17 |  | Cryoburn | 2010 | Amazon |
| 18 |  | Captain Vorpatril's Alliance | 2012 | Amazon |
| 19 |  | Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen | 2016 | Amazon |
| 20 |  | The Flowers of Vashnoi | 2018 | Amazon |
| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
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| 1 |  | Penric's Demon | 2015 | Amazon |
| 2 |  | Penric and the Shaman | 2016 | Amazon |
| 3 |  | Penric's Mission | 2016 | Amazon |
| 4 |  | Penric's Fox | 2017 | Amazon |
| 5 |  | Mira's Last Dance | 2017 | Amazon |
| 6 |  | The Prisoner of Limnos | 2017 | Amazon |
| 7 |  | Masquerade in Lodi | 2020 | Amazon |
| 8 | The Orphans of Raspay | 2019 | Amazon | |
| 9 |  | The Physicians of Vilnoc | 2020 | Amazon |
| 10 |  | The Assassins of Thasalon | 2021 | Amazon |
| 11 |  | Knot of Shadows | 2021 | Amazon |
| 12 |  | Demon Daughter | 2024 | Amazon |
| 13 | Penric and the Bandit | 2024 | Amazon |
| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
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| 1 |  | The Curse of Chalion | 2001 | Amazon |
| 2 |  | Paladin of Souls | 2003 | Amazon |
| 3 |  | The Hallowed Hunt | 2005 | Amazon |
Standalone books
| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
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| 1 | Barter | 1985 | Amazon | |
| 2 | The Hole Truth | 1986 | Amazon | |
| 3 |  | The Warrior Apprentice | 1986 | Amazon |
| 4 | Garage Sale | 1987 | Amazon | |
| 5 |  | The Mountains of Mourning-A Miles Vorkosigan Hugo and Nebula Winning Novella | 1989 | Amazon |
| 6 |  | The Spirit Ring | 1992 | Amazon |
| 7 |  | Vorkosigan's Game | 1992 | Amazon |
| 8 |  | The New Hugo Winners, Volume III | 1994 | Amazon |
| 9 |  | Women at War | 1995 | Amazon |
| 10 |  | Cordelia's Honor | 1996 | Amazon |
| 11 | The Adventure of the Lady on the Embankment | 1996 | Amazon | |
| 12 |  | Young Miles | 1997 | Amazon |
| 13 |  | Miles, Mystery & Mayhem | 2001 | Amazon |
| 14 |  | Miles errant | 2002 | Amazon |
| 15 |  | Irresistible Forces | 2004 | Amazon |
| 16 |  | Miles in Love | 2006 | Amazon |
| 17 |  | Miles, Mutants and Microbes | 2007 | Amazon |
| 18 |  | The Sharing Knife, Volume Three | 2008 | Amazon |
| 19 |  | Infinite Stars | 2017 | Amazon |
| 20 |  | Hermanos De Armas | 2019 | Amazon |
| 21 |  | Knife Children | 2019 | Amazon |
| 22 |  | Penric's Progress | 2020 | Amazon |
| 23 |  | Penric's Travels | 2020 | Amazon |
| 24 | Testimony of Mute Things | 2025 | Amazon | |
| 25 | Chalion Miscellany | — | Amazon |
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