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'''The Vorkosigan Saga won the first Hugo for Best Series on August 11, 2017'''
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The Vorkosigan Saga won the '''Hugo for Best Series on August 11, 2017'''<br />
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The [https://chalion.fandom.com Five Gods series (Chalion)] won the '''Hugo for Best Series on August 19, 2018'''<br />
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Lois was named '''SFWA Damon Knight Grand Master in 2019.''' (see [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fTixQc410o The 55th Annual Nebula Awards Ceremony] for acceptance speech (~40 minutes in)
   
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See the [https://chalion.fandom.com Chalion site] for information about the newest Penric tale, Knot of Shadows, available as of October 23, 2021.
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For [http://chalion.wikia.com Chalion/World of Five Gods] fans, a new tale set shortly after Mira's Last Dance, titled "Prisoner of Limnos", is out as an ebook as of October 27, 2017! See [https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/15917514-the-prisoner-of-limnos-now-up author's blog] for details.
  
   
 
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*[https://twincitiesgeek.com/2021/07/a-conversation-with-lois-mcmaster-bujold-on-penric-the-physicians-of-vilnoc-and-the-world-of-the-five-gods/ Physicians of Vilnoc with twincitiesgeek]
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* [http://unreliablenarrators.net/2017/09/04/108-author-spotlight-lois-mcmaster-bujold/ Unreliable Narrators] Sept 4, 2017
  
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*[https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/461-gods-demons-and-retirements-with-lois-mcmaster-bujold/ Assassins of Thasalon with Smart Bitches]
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* [https://eightladieswriting.com/2017/08/12/michaeline-lois-mcmaster-bujold-and-three-questions-about-writing-a-series-out-of-chronological-order/ eightladies] August 12, 2017 - writing a series out of chronological order
  
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*[https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/20320431-second-taiwanese-interview-for-storm-media?utm_medium=email&utm_source=author_blog_post_digest&ref_=pe_7171740_469246210 Second half of Taiwan Interview about Curse of Chalion] - September 14, 2020
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* [https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/6rciwd/hi_there_i_am_novelist_lois_mcmaster_bujold_ama/ Reddit AMA] August 3, 2017 - Hi there I am novelist Lois McMaster Bujold AMA.
  
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*[https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/20138621-first-taiwnese-interview----readmoo Taiwan interview about Curse of Chalion]
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* [http://www.podcasts.com/live-from-the-bunker-a-genre-interview-podcast-scifi4me-radio-c3c01c285/episode/LIVE-FROM-THE-BUNKER-An-Interview-with-Lois-McMaster-Bujold-a38c Live from the Bunker] July 24, 2017 - podcast interview for CONVergence
  
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkd5Obv7d-M dreamhaven reading] March 26, 2017 - a reading from Mira's Last Dance
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*[https://www.facebook.com/BaenBooks/videos/302252094121783/ Reading of start of Penric's Mission and Q&A] - May 28, 2020
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* [http://www.tor.com/2017/01/23/fanzines-cover-art-and-the-best-vorkosigan-planet-an-interview-with-lois-mcmaster-bujold/ Tor reread of Vorkosigan Saga Jan 23, 2017]
  
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Revision as of 16:34, 2 January 2022

Vorkosigan Wiki (aka VorWiki) is a collaborative website about the Vorkosigan Saga series of books authored by Lois McMaster Bujold. The site's purpose is to organize and analyze the rich history of Barrayaran culture and the societies both external and internal.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Vorkosigan Saga won the Hugo for Best Series on August 11, 2017
The Five Gods series (Chalion) won the Hugo for Best Series on August 19, 2018
Lois was named SFWA Damon Knight Grand Master in 2019. (see The 55th Annual Nebula Awards Ceremony for acceptance speech (~40 minutes in)

See the Chalion site for information about the newest Penric tale, Knot of Shadows, available as of October 23, 2021.

Random Quote

"Integrity is a disease, and you can only catch it from someone who has it."
―Mark Pierre Vorkosigan - "Winterfair Gifts"

Recent Interviews

See Author Interviews for a more complete list.

For book discussions, click on items in the Vorkosigan Saga template to the right.

Help Build the Wiki

  • New contributors are very much welcomed.
  • To learn how to edit a wiki, see this Wiki tutorial
  • Useful areas to work:
    • Many important characters lack "Personality and traits" sections or could use expansion there
    • Book articles could stand some looking over
    • Touch-ups in whatever other articles might need them would be welcomed.
    • Feel free to add to Quotables - it can be split into multiple pages if it gets too long
  • See Vorkosigan:Layout_Guide for suggestions about how to write articles for this site.
  • To see a collection of not-yet-written pages, try Wantedpages.
    • at this time, there are no Wantedpages to work!

Latest Activity
Universe
"Dreamweaver's Dilemma"
Falling Free
Cordelia's Honor
Shards of Honor
Barrayar
Young Miles
The Warrior's Apprentice
"The Mountains of Mourning"
The Vor Game
Miles, Mystery and Mayhem
Cetaganda
Ethan of Athos
"Labyrinth"
Miles Errant
"The Borders of Infinity"
Brothers in Arms
Mirror Dance
Changing Worlds
Memory
Miles in Love
Komarr
A Civil Campaign
"Winterfair Gifts"
Miles, Mutants and Microbes
Diplomatic Immunity
Later books
Captain Vorpatril's Alliance
"The Flowers of Vashnoi"
Cryoburn
Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen

User Blogs

KarenHunt KarenHunt • 4 March 2023
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An interview

I have interviewed Lois Bujold. As I am nerdy and untrained, I expect the results to have been nerdy and imperfect.

Still, see them here: Interview With Lois Bujold.

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