Imatge de l'autor

Lois McMaster Bujold

Autor/a de The Curse of Chalion

86+ obres 77,190 Membres 2,419 Ressenyes 528 preferits

Sobre l'autor

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 mostra'n més 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) mostra'n menys
Crèdit de la imatge: Photo by Carol Collins 2010

Sèrie

Obres de Lois McMaster Bujold

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

Obres associades

Irresistible Forces [Anthology 6-in-1] (2004) — Col·laborador — 595 exemplars
The Vorkosigan Companion (2008) — Col·laborador, algunes edicions355 exemplars
The Space Opera Renaissance (2007) — Col·laborador — 282 exemplars
Federations (2009) — Col·laborador — 207 exemplars
Infinite Stars (2017) — Col·laborador — 142 exemplars
Serve It Forth: Cooking with Anne McCaffrey (1996) — Col·laborador — 141 exemplars
Dragonwriter: A Tribute to Anne McCaffrey and Pern (2013) — Col·laborador — 130 exemplars
The New Hugo Winners, Volume III (1994) — Col·laborador — 125 exemplars
Nebula Awards Showcase 2006 (2006) — Col·laborador — 115 exemplars
Nebula Award Winning Novellas (1994) — Col·laborador — 98 exemplars
Free Lancers (1987) — Col·laborador — 93 exemplars
Women of Futures Past: Classic Stories (2016) — Col·laborador — 75 exemplars
Wondrous Beginnings (2003) — Col·laborador — 69 exemplars
New Destinies, Volume 8, Fall 1989 (1989) — Col·laborador — 61 exemplars
Nebula Awards 25 (1991) — Col·laborador — 61 exemplars
L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Volume VIII (1992) — Col·laborador — 47 exemplars
Love and Rockets (2010) — Introducció, algunes edicions37 exemplars
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction (2011) — Col·laborador — 30 exemplars
Intergalactic Mercenaries (1996) — Col·laborador — 27 exemplars
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. CIX, No. 5 (May 1989) (1989) — Col·laborador — 24 exemplars
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. CIX, No. 8 (August 1989) (1989) — Col·laborador — 20 exemplars
Commando Brigade 3000 (1994) — Col·laborador — 14 exemplars
Glass Bead Games — Pròleg — 13 exemplars
Analog Science Fiction and Fact: Vol. CXV, No. 14 (December 1995) (1995) — Col·laborador — 12 exemplars
Decision Points (2016) — Col·laborador — 10 exemplars
FenCon VI — Col·laborador — 1 exemplars

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Membres

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Group Read: Paladin of Souls (Apr 2021) a The Green Dragon (juliol 2022)
Group Read: The Curse of Chalion (Jan 2021) a The Green Dragon (febrer 2021)
Bujold Wins Award! a Science Fiction Fans (desembre 2019)
Group Read: The Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold a 2016 Category Challenge (octubre 2019)
Vorkosigan Group Read: Miles, Mutants and Microbes a 2014 Category Challenge (abril 2015)
Vorkosigan Group Read: Miles, Mystery and Mayhem a 2014 Category Challenge (març 2015)
Vorkosigan Group Read: Cordelia's Honor a 2014 Category Challenge (gener 2015)
Vorkosigan Group Read: Young Miles a 2014 Category Challenge (agost 2014)
Lois McMaster Bujold fan here a Science Fiction Fans (novembre 2012)

Ressenyes

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 | Hi ha 137 ressenyes més | 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
 
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caedocyon | Hi ha 27 ressenyes més | 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 | Hi ha 53 ressenyes més | 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 | Hi ha 48 ressenyes més | Mar 6, 2024 |

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Estadístiques

Obres
86
També de
32
Membres
77,190
Popularitat
#159
Valoració
4.1
Ressenyes
2,419
ISBN
812
Llengües
21
Preferit
528

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