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Riverdale, NY : New York : Baen Books ; Distributed by Simon & Schuster, c2009.
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A companion volume to Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan series provides background details and little-known trivia about the saga and its characters, as well as an interview with Bujold on the writing of the series and commentary on the individual novels.
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LibraryThing member jennieg
This book is definitely for the true fan. I enjoyed Marna Nightingale's essay on Bujold fandom. All the forwards to various Vorkosigan books are a bit much all at once. The pronunciation guide would no doubt be useful to people who worry about that sort of thing and the novel summaries are handy. I
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was completely unable to follow the Barrayaran Genealogy, but I mostly read at the end of the day. Show Less
LibraryThing member reading_fox
Somewhat dull but useful companion volume to Bujold's famous Miles series. The opening chapters where Bujold is interviewed and talk with her own prose are the most interesting. After that comes a series of book forwards by sort of famous people who enjoyed them, history of the universe, and
I very much suspect that Bujold's own writing history is now not an amenable path for new authors looking to get published. Her first three novels were taken by Baen - a company she remains on good terms with today despite being a very much more major author name now. Only after her first seven books had been accepted did she recruit an agent to assist with the contract negotiations etc.
A useful bluffers guide if you're going to be interacting with the Bujold fanbase and don't have time to read all the books. Or a reference for those who've read them but can't quite remember the details when it comes to who was who. But for the average reader of Bujold, it doesn't hold anything of particular note. Published in 2008 so it doesn't have the latest stories in it.
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spoilers (or synopsis) of all the plots - nowhere near as entertaining as re-reading them, but probably useful if you're trying to find something specific. It does make you realise just how madcap the adventures are. There's also a glossary of all the names, places and people - what book they appeared in and what backstory we know about them. Many are just one name, and a line or two. Again not really interesting, but a useful reference if you're trying to remember the details. I suspect its actually most useful for Bujold herself, who can keep all the backstory true when she's writing prequels. I very much suspect that Bujold's own writing history is now not an amenable path for new authors looking to get published. Her first three novels were taken by Baen - a company she remains on good terms with today despite being a very much more major author name now. Only after her first seven books had been accepted did she recruit an agent to assist with the contract negotiations etc.
A useful bluffers guide if you're going to be interacting with the Bujold fanbase and don't have time to read all the books. Or a reference for those who've read them but can't quite remember the details when it comes to who was who. But for the average reader of Bujold, it doesn't hold anything of particular note. Published in 2008 so it doesn't have the latest stories in it.
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Awards
Hugo Award (Nominee — 2009)
Locus Recommended Reading (Non-Fiction — 2008)
Original publication date
2008-12-02
ISBN
1416556036 / 9781416556039
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Vorkosigan
DDC/MDS
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