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Lois McMaster Bujold Books in Order

Find every Lois McMaster Bujold book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 95 books / 10 series

American author best known for the Vorkosigan Saga space opera series and the World of the Five Gods fantasy novels. A multiple Hugo and Nebula Award winner, her works are celebrated for character-driven storytelling. This page provides the Lois McMaster Bujold books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Lois McMaster Bujold Books in Chronological Order

1985 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1 POoLRHPWotFB / 1 Buy
1986 Aftermath (In the Cordelia's Honor Collection) POoVSB / 1 Buy
1986 Shards of Honor POoVSB / 2 Buy
1986 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2 POoLRHPWotFB / 2 Buy
1986 The Warrior's Apprentice POoVSB / 3 Buy
1986 Ethan of Athos POoVSB / 4 Buy
1987 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3 POoLRHPWotFB / 3 Buy
1987 Falling Free POoVSB / 5 Buy
1988 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 4 POoLRHPWotFB / 4 Buy
1989 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 5 POoLRHPWotFB / 5 Buy
1989 Brothers in Arms POoVSB / 6 Buy
1989 The Mountains of Mourning POoVSB / 7 Buy
1989 Labyrinth POoVSB / 8 Buy
1989 Borders of Infinity POoVSB / 9 Buy
1990 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 6 POoLRHPWotFB / 6 Buy
1990 Weatherman POoVSB / 10 Buy
1990 The Vor Game POoVSB / 11 Buy
1991 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7 POoLRHPWotFB / 7 Buy
1991 Barrayar POoVSB / 12 Buy
1992 The Spirit Ring POoSN / 1 Buy
1992 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8 POoLRHPWotFB / 8 Buy
1993 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future9 POoLRHPWotFB / 9 Buy
1994 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10 POoLRHPWotFB / 10 Buy
1994 Mirror Dance POoVSB / 13 Buy
1995 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11 POoLRHPWotFB / 11 Buy
1995 Cetaganda POoVSB / 14 Buy
1995 Dreamweaver's Dilemma POoVSB / 15 Buy
1996 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12 POoLRHPWotFB / 12 Buy
1996 Memory POoVSB / 16 Buy
1997 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13 POoLRHPWotFB / 13 Buy
1998 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14 POoLRHPWotFB / 14 Buy
1998 Komarr POoVSB / 17 Buy
1999 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15 POoLRHPWotFB / 15 Buy
1999 A Civil Campaign POoVSB / 18 Buy
2000 The Curse of Chalion POoCOCB / 1 Buy
2000 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16 POoLRHPWotFB / 16 Buy
2001 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17 POoLRHPWotFB / 17 Buy
2002 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18 POoLRHPWotFB / 18 Buy
2002 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19 POoLRHPWotFB / 19 Buy
2002 Diplomatic Immunity POoVSB / 19 Buy
2002 Winterfair Gifts POoVSB / 20 Buy
2003 Paladin of Souls POoCOCB / 2 Buy
2004 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20 POoLRHPWotFB / 20 Buy
2005 The Hallowed Hunt POoCOCB / 3 Buy
2005 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21 POoLRHPWotFB / 21 Buy
2006 Beguilement POoTSKB / 1 Buy
2006 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22 POoLRHPWotFB / 22 Buy
2007 Legacy POoTSKB / 2 Buy
2007 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23 POoLRHPWotFB / 23 Buy
2008 The Vorkosigan Companion(With: John Helfers,Lillian Carl) POoVC / 1 Buy
2008 Passage POoTSKB / 3 Buy
2008 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24 POoLRHPWotFB / 24 Buy
2009 Horizon POoTSKB / 4 Buy
2009 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25 POoLRHPWotFB / 25 Buy
2010 Cryoburn POoVSB / 21 Buy
2010 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26 POoLRHPWotFB / 26 Buy
2011 Proto Zoa POoC / 1 Buy
2011 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27 POoLRHPWotFB / 27 Buy
2012 Captain Vorpatril's Alliance POoVSB / 22 Buy
2012 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28 POoLRHPWotFB / 28 Buy
2013 Sidelines POoNB / 1 Buy
2013 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29 POoLRHPWotFB / 29 Buy
2014 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30 POoLRHPWotFB / 30 Buy
2015 Penric's Demon POoPaDB / 1 Buy
2015 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31 POoLRHPWotFB / 31 Buy
2016 Penric and the Shaman POoPaDB / 2 Buy
2016 Penric's Fox POoPaDB / 3 Buy
2016 Masquerade in Lodi POoPaDB / 4 Buy
2016 Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen POoVSB / 23 Buy
2016 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32 POoLRHPWotFB / 32 Buy
2017 Penric\'s Mission POoPaDB / 5 Buy
2017 Mira's Last Dance POoPaDB / 6 Buy
2017 The Prisoner of Limnos POoPaDB / 7 Buy
2017 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33 POoLRHPWotFB / 33 Buy
2018 The Flowers of Vashnoi POoVSB / 24 Buy
2018 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34 POoLRHPWotFB / 34 Buy
2019 Knife Children POoTSKB / 5 Buy
2019 The Orphans of Raspay POoPaDB / 8 Buy
2019 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35 POoLRHPWotFB / 35 Buy
2020 The Physicians of Vilnoc POoPaDB / 9 Buy
2020 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36 POoLRHPWotFB / 36 Buy
2021 The Assassins of Thasalon POoPaDB / 10 Buy
2021 Knot of Shadows POoPaDB / 11 Buy
2021 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37 POoLRHPWotFB / 37 Buy
2022 Penric's Labors POoPaDC / 1 Buy
2022 The Gerould Family of New Hampshire in the Civil War POoNB / 2 Buy
2022 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38 POoLRHPWotFB / 38 Buy
2023 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39 POoLRHPWotFB / 39 Buy
2024 Demon Daughter POoPaDB / 12 Buy
2024 Penric and the Bandit POoPaDB / 13 Buy
2024 L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40 POoLRHPWotFB / 40 Buy
2025 The Adventure of the Demonic Ox POoPaDB / 14 Buy
2025 Testimony of Mute Things POoPaDB / 15 Buy
2025 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41 POoLRHPWotFB / 41 Buy
2026 Darksight Dare POoPaDB / 16 Buy

Lois McMaster Bujold Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Beguilement 2006 Buy
02 Legacy 2007 Buy
03 Passage 2008 Buy
04 Horizon 2009 Buy
05 Knife Children 2019 Buy
01 Sidelines 2013 Buy
02 The Gerould Family of New Hampshire in the Civil War 2022 Buy
01 Aftermath (In the Cordelia's Honor Collection) 1986 Buy
02 Shards of Honor 1986 Buy
03 The Warrior's Apprentice 1986 Buy
04 Ethan of Athos 1986 Buy
05 Falling Free 1987 Buy
06 Brothers in Arms 1989 Buy
07 The Mountains of Mourning 1989 Buy
08 Labyrinth 1989 Buy
09 Borders of Infinity 1989 Buy
10 Weatherman 1990 Buy
11 The Vor Game 1990 Buy
12 Barrayar 1991 Buy
13 Mirror Dance 1994 Buy
14 Cetaganda 1995 Buy
15 Dreamweaver's Dilemma 1995 Buy
16 Memory 1996 Buy
17 Komarr 1998 Buy
18 A Civil Campaign 1999 Buy
19 Diplomatic Immunity 2002 Buy
20 Winterfair Gifts 2002 Buy
21 Cryoburn 2010 Buy
22 Captain Vorpatril's Alliance 2012 Buy
23 Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen 2016 Buy
24 The Flowers of Vashnoi 2018 Buy
01 Penric's Demon 2015 Buy
02 Penric and the Shaman 2016 Buy
03 Penric's Fox 2016 Buy
04 Masquerade in Lodi 2016 Buy
05 Penric\'s Mission 2017 Buy
06 Mira's Last Dance 2017 Buy
07 The Prisoner of Limnos 2017 Buy
08 The Orphans of Raspay 2019 Buy
09 The Physicians of Vilnoc 2020 Buy
10 The Assassins of Thasalon 2021 Buy
11 Knot of Shadows 2021 Buy
12 Demon Daughter 2024 Buy
13 Penric and the Bandit 2024 Buy
14 The Adventure of the Demonic Ox 2025 Buy
15 Testimony of Mute Things 2025 Buy
16 Darksight Dare 2026 Buy
01 The Spirit Ring 1992 Buy
01 The Vorkosigan Companion(With: John Helfers,Lillian Carl) 2008 Buy
01 Penric's Labors 2022 Buy
01 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 1 1985 Buy
02 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 2 1986 Buy
03 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 3 1987 Buy
04 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 4 1988 Buy
05 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 5 1989 Buy
06 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 6 1990 Buy
07 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 7 1991 Buy
08 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 8 1992 Buy
09 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future9 1993 Buy
10 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 10 1994 Buy
11 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 11 1995 Buy
12 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 12 1996 Buy
13 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 13 1997 Buy
14 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 14 1998 Buy
15 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 15 1999 Buy
16 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 16 2000 Buy
17 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 17 2001 Buy
18 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 18 2002 Buy
19 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 19 2002 Buy
20 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 20 2004 Buy
21 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 21 2005 Buy
22 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 22 2006 Buy
23 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 23 2007 Buy
24 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 24 2008 Buy
25 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 25 2009 Buy
26 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 26 2010 Buy
27 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 27 2011 Buy
28 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 28 2012 Buy
29 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 29 2013 Buy
30 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 30 2014 Buy
31 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 31 2015 Buy
32 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 32 2016 Buy
33 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 33 2017 Buy
34 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 34 2018 Buy
35 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 35 2019 Buy
36 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 36 2020 Buy
37 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 37 2021 Buy
38 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 38 2022 Buy
39 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 39 2023 Buy
40 L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future 40 2024 Buy
41 L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future 41 2025 Buy
01 The Curse of Chalion 2000 Buy
02 Paladin of Souls 2003 Buy
03 The Hallowed Hunt 2005 Buy
01 Proto Zoa 2011 Buy

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