Miles Vorkosigan Books in Order
Lois McMaster Bujold has written 25 Miles Vorkosigan books, published between 1986 and 2018: 24 in the Vorkosigan Saga and 1 related title. The first book is Aftermath (In the Cordelia's Honor Collection) (1986) and the newest main-line book is The Flowers of Vashnoi (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 25
- Published
- 1986–2018
- Confirmed
- 25 of 25 titles
- Pages on record
- 6,643 in 18 of 25 books
- Reading time
- 111–166 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,643 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 18 of 25 titles with a page count on record.
Miles Vorkosigan is a character created by Lois McMaster Bujold, and the listing under the name gathers 25 books from Bujold's Vorkosigan Saga published between 1986 and 2018. Titles include The Warrior's Apprentice (1986), Brothers in Arms (1989), The Vor Game (1990) and The Flowers of Vashnoi (2018). Subjects include science fiction, space opera, interplanetary voyages and cloning, and the subjects record a Hugo Award for best novel. The run is listed as likely complete.
How many Miles Vorkosigan books are there?
Miles Vorkosigan has 25 books, released between 1986 and 2018. 24 of them belong to the Vorkosigan Saga, and 1 related title sit outside it: other titles.
Miles Vorkosigan Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 25 Miles Vorkosigan 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 September 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
- 1319945923/4
- 1419953023/4
- 1519952523/4
- 1619964623/4
- 1719983843/4
- 1819995443/4
- 192002–3/4
- 202002–3/4
- 2120084693/4
- 222010–3/4
- 2320124223/4
- 2420163443/4
- 252018–3/4
Do you have to read Miles Vorkosigan books in order?
You should read the Vorkosigan Saga in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 1 related title (other titles) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Miles Vorkosigan book also stands alone.
Where to start with Miles Vorkosigan
Start with Aftermath (In the Cordelia's Honor Collection) (1986), the earliest published book in the Vorkosigan Saga.
What is the newest Miles Vorkosigan book?
The Flowers of Vashnoi (2018) is the newest book in the Vorkosigan Saga.
Is there a new Miles Vorkosigan book coming?
No next Miles Vorkosigan 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 Miles Vorkosigan has won
Wikidata records 9 awards and 3 nominations for Miles Vorkosigan. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame2014Wonfor Falling Free
- Hugo Award for Best Novel1995Wonfor Mirror Dance
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1995Wonfor Mirror Dance
- Hugo Award for Best Novel1992Wonfor Barrayar
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1992Wonfor Barrayar
- Hugo Award for Best Novel1991Wonfor The Vor Game
- Hugo Award for Best Novella1990Wonfor The Mountains of Mourning
- Nebula Award for Best Novella1990Wonfor The Mountains of Mourning
- Nebula Award for Best Novel1989Wonfor Falling Free
- Hugo Award for Best Novel2013Shortlistedfor Captain Vorpatril's Alliance
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2013Shortlistedfor Captain Vorpatril's Alliance
- Hugo Award for Best Novel2011Shortlistedfor Cryoburn
Miles Vorkosigan at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest main-line Miles Vorkosigan title on record is The Flowers of Vashnoi (2018), 8 years ago.
- Release pace
- Miles Vorkosigan books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 6,643 pages across the 18 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 348 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Miles Vorkosigan books, 9 of 25, were published in the 1990s.
What the Miles Vorkosigan books are about
19 of the 25 Miles Vorkosigan books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 10 of 19. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 10 of 19 books
- Series:vorkosigan_saga 10 of 19 books
- Vorkosigan, miles (fictitious character) 9 of 19 books
- Science fiction, action & adventure 6 of 19 books
- Interplanetary voyages 5 of 19 books
- Award:hugo_award=novel 3 of 19 books
- Hugo Award Winner 3 of 19 books
- Life on other planets 3 of 19 books
- Space opera 3 of 19 books
- Cloning 2 of 19 books
More books by Lois McMaster Bujold
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Lois McMaster Bujold books in order 54 books