Lois McMaster Bujold (born the November 2nd 1949 in the Ohio) is a American writer of Science-fiction and Fantasy. It was technician of pharmacy in a hospital during a few years, and its first books (the first 3 tome cheeses of the saga Vorkosigan) were accepted by Baen books, its editor, in 1985.

Bujold is famous for its saga whose hero is Miles Vorkosigan, an interplanetary spy and an admiral mercenary of the planet Barrayar, approximately in 3000 of our era. The saga exploits kinds and varied sub-genera of the science fiction. The first novels belong to the tradition of the Space operated ; in last volumes, Miles becomes an investigator. Ekaterin , is a history of love in the high society combined with a plot. The saga is characterized by psychology from its characters and their complex natures.

Bujold gained the Prix Hugo better novel four times, exploit only equalized by Robert Heinlein. It also gained the Prix Nebula of the best novel, and its news the mountains of mourning gained the two prices. In the fantasy category, the Plague of Chalion was rewarded by the Mythopoeic Award and was nominated for the World Fantasy Award , but it is Paladin of the Hearts which brought back its fourth Hugo to him.

Bujold resides in the Minnesota. She is divorced and has two children.

Principal works

The Saga Vorkosigan

In the chronological order of the saga:

It should be noted that contrary to the practices (except in the world of Star Wars), the first books were written and published in an chronological order different from that of the saga (the meeting of the parents of Miles in Cordelia Vorkosigan , then its first adventures with the training of the warrior and Miles Vorkosigan , then history of its birth in Barrayar , to return to other adventures of Miles then).

In July 2006, after several years of hesitations, the author announced to be himself committed for a new shutter of Saga. The writing should start in 2007 after completion of the works in progress, for a publication in 2008 or 2009 in the United States.

Novels of fantasy

Works not published in French

• Dreamweaver' S Dilemma (collection of news of youth)

• The Sharing Knife

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• Miles in coils , left envisaged in English in 2008, is only one republication in one volume of Komarr , has Civil Campaign (Ekaterin) and Winterfair Gifts .

The majority of the covers of the French last editions are due with the pencil of Caza.

See too

External bonds

• Official site The Bujold Nexus
• French Site Barrayar