Lois McMaster Bujold

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Lois McMaster Bujold is an American science fiction and fantasy writer who, as of 2022, has won seven Hugo awards (fan-voted) and four Nebula awards (writer-voted). Bujold is known for creating science fictions novels in a recurring universe with recurring characters. She has created at least three recurring worlds.

Her first, and most famous, set of recurring characters are in the Vorkosigan universe, which is pure science fiction. Her two additional recurring universes (Sharing Knife, and Penric and Desdemona) fall within the fantasy realm. The first novel of the science fiction Vorkosigan series appeared in 1986, and she seems to have wrapped it up in 2016.

The "Vorkosigan" series

From the point of view of Cordelia Naismith

From the point of view of Miles Vorkosigan

From the point of view of Ivan Vorpatril

Other

The "Sharing Knife" series

The "Penric and Desdemona" series

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