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Lois McMaster Bujold
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Lois McMaster Bujold is an American writer, novelist, and science fiction writer. Born on November 2, 1949, in Columbus, she holds United States citizenship and was educated at Ohio State University. Her literary work spans the science fiction and fantasy genres, with her most notable work being The Vorkosigan Saga.
Bujold has received several major awards, including the Nebula Award for Best Novel, the Hugo Award for Best Novel, the Hugo Award for Best Novella, and the Hugo Award for Best Series. She has also been nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel, the Hugo Award for Best Novella, the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, and the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel. Among her other works are Vorkosigan's Game, Borders of Infinity, and The Mountains of Mourning.
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- Born
- 2 November 1949
- Works
- 123
Top works
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- Vorkosigans game
- Barayar
- Vorkosigan's Game
- VORKOSIGAN'S GAME The Vor Game, Borders of Infinity, and , The Mountains of Mourning
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- Born
- Lois Joy McMaster , ( 1949-11-02 ) November 2, 1949 (age 76) , Columbus, Ohio , U.S.
- Occupation
- Novelist
- Nationality
- American
- Alma mater
- Ohio State University
- Period
- 1985–present
- Genre
- Science fiction , fantasy
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- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Columbus
- Occupation
- science fiction writer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- The Vorkosigan Saga
- Genre
- fantasy
- Official website
- www.dendarii.com
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- Lois-mcmaster-bujold-by-kyle-cassidy.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
Lois McMaster Bujold (/buːˈʒoʊld/ boo-ZHOHLD ; born November 2, 1949) is an American speculative fiction writer. She has won the Hugo Award for best novel four times, matching Robert A. Heinlein's record (not counting his Retro Hugos). Bujold is best known for her Vorkosigan Saga, a series of science fiction novels featuring Miles Vorkosigan, a physically impaired interstellar spy and mercenary admiral from the planet Barrayar, set approximately 1000 years in the future. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association named her its 36th SFWA Grand Master in 2019.
The bulk of Bujold's works comprises three series: the Vorkosigan Saga and two fantasy series, the World of the Five Gods and the Sharing Knife. Her Vorkosigan novella "The Mountains of Mourning" won both the Hugo Award and Nebula Award. In the fantasy genre, The Curse of Chalion won the Mythopoeic Award for Adult Literature and was nominated for the 2002 World Fantasy Award for best novel, and her fourth Hugo and second Nebula were for Paladin of Souls. In 2011 she was awarded the Skylark Award. She has won two Hugo Awards for Best Series, in 2017 for the Vorkosigan Saga and in 2018 for the World of the Five Gods.
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