Her novella ' The Mountains of Mourning' won both the Hugo Award and Nebula Award. Heinlein's record (not counting his Retro Hugos). She is an acclaimed writer, having won the Hugo Award for best novel four times, matching Robert A. fans will be thoroughly gripped and likely to finish the book in a single sitting.Lois McMaster Bujold ( / b uː ˈ ʒ oʊ l d/ ( listen) boo- ZHOHLD born November 2, 1949) is an American speculative fiction writer. “Bujold is adept at world-building and provides a witty, character-centered plot, full of exquisite grace notes. with that extra spicing of romance.”- LocusĪbout Vorkosigan series entry Diplomatic Immunity: an intelligent, well-crafted and thoroughly satisfying blend of adventure, sociopolitical commentary, scientific experiments, and occasional perils.

“Bujold mixes quirky humor with action superb character development…normously satisfying.”- Publishers Weekly. her deft and absorbing writing easily corrals the complex plot.”- Publishers WeeklyĪbout Lois McMaster Bujold’s Vorkosigan Saga:

“Fans have been clamoring for Hugo winner Bujold to pen a new Vorkosigan Saga novel. Bribery, corruption, conspiracy, kidnapping–something is rotten on Kibou-daini, and Miles is up to his neck in trouble and adventure once more. On Kibou-daini, Miles unearths a war of generations as the oldsters in charge refuse to die and their descendants threaten outright patricide, matricide and maybe even genocide-the prize being a big fat slice of the immortality pie. But now the Kibou-daini are attempting to franchise out their Fountain of Youth wares to the rest of the galaxy and the Barrayar Galactic Empire is none too pleased with the implications.Ĭue Miles Vorkosigan, malformed royal troublemaker-but also heir and savior of empire. All well and good, so long as they kept to themselves. Kibou-daini is a planet obsessed with cheating death. Miles Vorkosigan, troubleshooter for the Barrayaran Galactic Empire, takes on the corrupt and dangerous ruling elite of a world where immortality is a commodity to be bought, sold and bartered for power. A New York Times hardcover bestseller, this is the long-awaited NEW installment in the hugely-popular, award-winning science fiction adventure series.

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