Josh
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
For people starting to follow your work in the 80s, would they have been able to read Aftermaths in the Far Frontiers publication before Shards of Honor was officially published? I'm about to dive into your work and am entertaining the idea of starting with Aftermaths, but only if the above is true.
Lois McMaster Bujold
Start with Shards of Honor. The short story "Aftermaths" is appended at the back in its proper chronological place, as a sort of codicil chapter.
It was written after Shards -- Jim Baen pubbed it in advance in what he called his "paperback magazine" Far Frontiers to try to give brand-new writer me a bit of an introduction to readers a month before the novel was due to be first published, for PR.
Are your reading the series for the first time, and are you aiming to follow publication or internal-chronological order?
Internal-chronological order (as well as pub order) is presently listed here:
https://vorkosigan.fandom.com/wiki/Th...
Hope you enjoy!
Ta, L.
Start with Shards of Honor. The short story "Aftermaths" is appended at the back in its proper chronological place, as a sort of codicil chapter.
It was written after Shards -- Jim Baen pubbed it in advance in what he called his "paperback magazine" Far Frontiers to try to give brand-new writer me a bit of an introduction to readers a month before the novel was due to be first published, for PR.
Are your reading the series for the first time, and are you aiming to follow publication or internal-chronological order?
Internal-chronological order (as well as pub order) is presently listed here:
https://vorkosigan.fandom.com/wiki/Th...
Hope you enjoy!
Ta, L.
More Answered Questions
P.
asked
Lois McMaster Bujold:
Hello; Do authors usually get a percentage of the profit after costs for the sales of the book? If they do, how does that work with e-books? The cost is much lower to produce and no shipping costs so when that is factored out, so the profit starts coming sooner doesn't it?
Steve
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
*New Scientist* has just put out its writers' list of favorites science fiction novels, and "The Vorkosigan Saga is on the list. A nice blue ribbon for you? The attention is well-deserved, and may attract some new readers. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2433037-our-writers-pick-their-favourite-science-fiction-books-of-all-time/
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