Lois McMaster Bujold Books in Order
Lois McMaster Bujold has written 54 books, published between 1986 and 2026. The first book is Aftermath (In the Cordelia's Honor Collection) (1986) and the newest is Darksight Dare (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 54
- Published
- 1986–2026
- Confirmed
- 54 of 54 titles
- Pages on record
- 11,889 in 34 of 54 books
- Reading time
- 198–297 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 11,889 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 34 of 54 titles with a page count on record.
Lois McMaster Bujold, born November 2, 1949, is an American writer of speculative fiction who has won the Hugo Award for best novel four times, equalling Robert A. Heinlein's record. The Vorkosigan Saga is her best-known work: science fiction novels set about 1000 years in the future and featuring Miles Vorkosigan of the planet Barrayar, a physically impaired man who serves as interstellar spy and mercenary admiral. The catalogue lists 54 books from 1986 to Darksight Dare (2026), including Shards of Honor, The Warrior's Apprentice, Falling Free, Brothers in Arms and The Vor Game. Other series listings include Penric and Desdemona, Sharing Knife and Curse Of Chalion. SFWA named Bujold its 36th Grand Master in 2019.
Source: Wikidata
How many Lois McMaster Bujold books are there?
Lois McMaster Bujold has 54 books, released between 1986 and 2026. They include 4 separate series.
Lois McMaster Bujold Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 54 Lois McMaster Bujold books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.
- 119866083/4
- 219862393/4
- 319863093/4
- 419862373/4
- 519873203/4
- 619893523/4
- 719891023/4
- 81989–3/4
- 91989–3/4
- 101990–3/4
- 1119903813/4
- 1219913243/4
- 1319923843/4
- 1419945923/4
- 1519953023/4
- 1619952523/4
- 1719964623/4
- 1819983843/4
- 1919995443/4
- 2020004163/4
- 212002–3/4
- 222002–3/4
- 2320034703/4
- 2420054363/4
- 2520063843/4
- 2620073683/4
- 2720084693/4
- 2820084323/4
- 2920094353/4
- 302010–3/4
- 312011–3/4
- 3220124223/4
- 332013–3/4
- 3420151843/4
- 3520162163/4
- 36201613/4
- 372016–3/4
- 3820163443/4
- 3920172643/4
- 402017–3/4
- 4120172563/4
- 422018–3/4
- 4320192083/4
- 442019–3/4
- 452020–3/4
- 4620214563/4
- 472021–3/4
- 4820223363/4
- 49The Gerould Family of New Hampshire in the Civil WarLois McMaster Bujold Non-Fiction #22022 · confirmed 3/42022–3/4
- 502024–3/4
- 512024–3/4
- 522025–3/4
- 532025–3/4
- 542026–3/4
Lois McMaster Bujold characters in order
The character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Miles Vorkosigan books in order 25 books
Lois McMaster Bujold books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Vorkosigan Saga in order
24 books- 1. Aftermath (In the Cordelia's Honor Collection)
- 2. Shards of Honor
- 3. The Warrior's Apprentice
- 4. Ethan of Athos
- 5. Falling Free
- 6. Brothers in Arms
- 7. The Mountains of Mourning
- 8. Labyrinth
- 9. Borders of Infinity
- 10. Weatherman
- 11. The Vor Game
- 12. Barrayar
- and 12 more in the table above
Penric and Desdemona in order
17 books- 1. Penric's Demon
- 1. Penric's Labors
- 2. Penric and the Shaman
- 3. Penric's Fox
- 4. Masquerade in Lodi
- 5. Penric\'s Mission
- 6. Mira's Last Dance
- 7. The Prisoner of Limnos
- 8. The Orphans of Raspay
- 9. The Physicians of Vilnoc
- 10. The Assassins of Thasalon
- 11. Knot of Shadows
- and 5 more in the table above
Curse Of Chalion in order
3 booksLois McMaster Bujold Non-Fiction
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Lois McMaster Bujold Standalone Novels
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Vorkosigan in order
1 bookLois McMaster Bujold in order
1 book- 1. Proto Zoa
Do you have to read Lois McMaster Bujold books in order?
You only need to read Lois McMaster Bujold books in order within each series: the books listed here span 4 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Lois McMaster Bujold
Start with Aftermath (In the Cordelia's Honor Collection) (1986), the first Miles Vorkosigan book. It is also the earliest catalogued title.
What is the newest Lois McMaster Bujold book?
Darksight Dare (2026) is the newest Lois McMaster Bujold book released so far.
Is there a new Lois McMaster Bujold book coming?
No next Lois McMaster Bujold book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Lois McMaster Bujold has won
Wikidata records 17 awards and 38 nominations for Lois McMaster Bujold. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given. Award data is sourced from Wikidata.
- Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award2020Won
- Hugo Award for Best Series2018Wonfor World of the Five Gods
- Hugo Award for Best Series2017Wonfor The Vorkosigan Saga
- Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame2014Wonfor Falling Free
- Edward E. Smith Memorial Award2011Won
- Nebula Award for Best Novel2005Wonfor Paladin of Souls
- Hugo Award for Best Novel2004Wonfor Paladin of Souls
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2004Wonfor Paladin of Souls
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature2002Wonfor The Curse of Chalion
- Hugo Award for Best Novel1995Wonfor Mirror Dance
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1995Wonfor Mirror Dance
- Hugo Award for Best Novel1992Wonfor Barrayar
Lois McMaster Bujold at a glance
- Still publishing
- Lois McMaster Bujold published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Lois McMaster Bujold books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 11,889 pages across the 34 of 54 books with a recorded length, a median of 360 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Lois McMaster Bujold books, 15 of 54, were published in the 2010s.
When Lois McMaster Bujold books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Lois McMaster Bujold titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 15 titles.
54 books total across 5 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Lois McMaster Bujold books are about
33 of the 54 Lois McMaster Bujold books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: miles vorkosigan (fictitious character) is tagged on 14 of 33. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Miles Vorkosigan (Fictitious character) 14 of 33 books
- Science fiction 11 of 33 books
- Series:vorkosigan_saga 10 of 33 books
- Vorkosigan, miles (fictitious character) 9 of 33 books
- Fantasy 7 of 33 books
- Magic 6 of 33 books
- Science fiction, action & adventure 6 of 33 books
- Interplanetary voyages 5 of 33 books
- Series:world_of_the_five_gods 5 of 33 books
- Wizards 5 of 33 books
- Award:hugo_award=novel 4 of 33 books