The Lois McMaster Bujold FanFic Archive

This section incorporates Fan Fiction inspired by the work of Lois McMaster Bujold. Please send in your own material to fanfic@dendarii.co.uk.

In a posting to the Lois-Bujold mailing list on 16 Oct 97 with the subject "Fanfic speculation, and Star Trek" Lois McMaster Bujold said:

Yes, I am a fan-ac friendly author; I did indeed write fan-fic in my teens. Recent legal concerns in genre fiction have rather thrown a wrench in the deal. In general, it's considered safer for a writer not to view fan fic centered on their work, so lately, and most reluctantly, I've taken to avoiding it. Feel free to write amongst yourselves, though.

And this was further clarified on list on 30 Nov 01 with the subject "natural copyright OT:" when she said:

I ignore the existence of fanfic based on my universe. Don't ask, don't tell, and don't bring it to my attention.
In a saner world, I would prefer to be fanfic friendly. But until I have saved up enough money to retire on (and I have a long way to go to that goal), there are apparently legal pitfalls here that could cost me a great deal. I am, with the greatest reluctance and distaste, gradually being forced to become more cautious.
Sigh.
Ta, Lois.

See also the Crossover stories between Lois' work and that of other authors, and non-fiction material.

There are a significant number of Miles Vorkosigan fics held at www.fanfiction.net. Since links are likely to change, select the option Books then choose Miles Vorkosigan.
Similarly material has been posted to the LMB Comunity on LiveJournal.com. However probably the best place to find new FanFic is at LiveJournal Bujold fanfic.

• Submission Guidelines by Michael Bernardi. Gives guidelines for those wanting to submit material to this site. [10 Feb 02]

• Miles Vorkosigan/Naismith: His Life And Times by Baen Books and Lois McMaster Bujold. Being an expansion of the Timeline found in the published works. With revisions from Gentleman Jole & the Red Queen and new footnotes. [18 Jan 16]

• Miles Vorkosigan/Naismith: His Life And Times by John W. Braue, III. Being an expansion of the Timeline found in the published works. [19 May 02]

• Russian Fanfic a collection of stories, by various Russian fan writers, in English, can be found here. [25 Oct 05]

• Barrayaran Folk Tales Inspired by Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan series, a collection of stories that might be told on Barrayar. [20 Jun 02]

• Bujold in Haiku by Nicholas Rosen. Encapsulates all Lois's work in three line haiku. Includes small spoilers for The Hallowed Hunt. [28 Jul 05]

• Starbow's End by Luminator Thelms. Ever wonder where the blonde sociopath in The Vor Game came from ... and went to, after ImpSec escorted her offstage? A copy can also be found at FanFiction.Net. [30 Mar 07]

• Keeping Score by Catherine Muir. One family connection to the Vorkosigans. [4 Apr 05]

• A Leap in the Dark by MusIgneus. Inspired by the "undesirable assignment" challenge on LiveJournal. Features Kareen, Serg, and Ezar, a few years before Shards of Honor. An off site copy can be found here Story appeared on LiveJournal February 2005. [24 Feb 05]

• Losing Sleep by Stakebait. A Gregor/Mark story, contains Adult content. [25 Aug 04]

• Valentine by Paul Ciszek. A short Barrayaran fanfic for Valentine's Day. [10 Mar 03]

• Colonel Gibbs by Paul Ciszek. A short Barrayaran fanfic for the Emperor's Birthday. [10 Mar 03]

• An Unlooked For Gift by Caroline Wong. This is the first The Curse of Chalion inspired fic, and gives an alternative explaination for Cazaril's Roknari adventures. [10 Mar 03]

• Erosion by B. L. Lindley-Anderson. Aral Vorkosigan embarks on the uncertain road of marriage and the uncertain road of a new commanding officer. What should be the beginning of happy period of life erodes quickly as career and Leesa's ambitions collide. [2 Dec 02]

• Trials of Honor by B. L. Lindley-Anderson. Commissioned as a lieutenant, Aral Vorkosigan faces the heat of space battles for the first time. At home, on leave, he faces the heat of blooming love as he explores the mysteries of the lovely girl that Count Vorkosigan has contracted his heir to marry. [9 Nov 02]

• The Nature of A Marriage by Jenniffer Wardell. Set about 25 years after A Civil Campaign. [22 Apr 02]

• Tam Lin, A Barrayaran Shakespeare Play by Jo Walton. Being a kind of sequel to A Midsummer Night's Dream, discovered after the time of Isolation. [Now at Web.Archive.org] [7 Feb 02]

• Winchester Park, Austin's Best Novel by Lois McMaster Bujold. The first contribution to Jo Walton's Jane Austin's Homepage. [Now at Web.Archive.org] [7 Feb 02]

• I shall wear Grey today by Kirsten Houseknecht. Ekaterine's life in shades of grey. [27 Apr 01]

• Negri's Boys by Charlie Finlay. A story that discloses one source of information about the Betan plasma mirrors. (original story no-longer available as re-written and sold!) [4 Jul 02]

• Out to Lunch by Donna Farley. Miles and Mark on Beta Colony. [18 Jan 00]

• A Bit of Evolution by Tracy Fey. This story is now complete but due to length is stored offsite. [19 Sep 99]

• Miles' Grey Suits by Caroline Wong. A speculation on Miles' dress style. [27 May 99]

• The Silvayne Incident by Stella Lindblom. A rather long story in which old and new Barrayar clash. [22 May 99]

• Women of Barrayar by Stella Lindblom. A sequel of sorts to The Silvayne Incident. [27 May 99]

• The Man in the Trench Coat by Greg Slade. Some people will go to any lengths to read Bujold. [22 May 99]

• Secondary Effects by Jeff Melcher. Does Kostolitz suffer from déjà vu? [22 May 99]

• Coming Home by Royce Day. A possible end to Cordelia's story. [20 Apr 99]

• Birthday by Ruth Bitz. An Ivan eye view on his natal day. [16 Apr 99]

• CHAPTER 7.5 - [A Nightmare on Eta Street] by Richard M. Boothe. Being a fanfic addition to Lois McMaster Bujold's Cetaganda. First appeared in Samizdat Barrayar, Vol. 10, November 1994. [28 Feb 99]

• A Party for Librarians? by Richard M. Boothe. Originally appeared in Samizdat Barrayar Vol. 8, Summer 1993. [28 Feb 99]

• Navigator by Greg Slade. A fairly long story of someone who is NOT a jump pilot! [26 Feb 99]

• Role Model by Jeff Melcher. The young Miles learns about Forward Momentum. [20 Feb 99]

• GCS-5m by Richard M. Boothe. Originally appeared in Samizdat Barrayar Vol. 9, Winter 1993. [20 Feb 99]

• Imperial Order by Eric M. Snodgrass. Concerning Cetaganda security. [1 Jan 99]

• It was before your time by Tammy Nott. Simon Illyan, and elephants. [17 Sep 98]

• It was before your time - continued by Judy Nott. The story continues. [17 Sep 98]

• Mark and Miles See Simon by Judy Nott. ImpSec's WinterFair gift! [17 Sep 98]

• The Night Before Winterfair by Eric M. Snodgrass. Yule tide poetry. First appeared on AOL. [15 Sep 98]

• A Visitors Guide to the Barrayaran Empire by Eric M. Snodgrass. A missive from the Terran Defense Forces, Intelligence Directorate. First appeared on AOL. [15 Sep 98]

• Legacy by Greg Slade. Taura last bequest. [31 Aug 98]

• The Magic Incident by Jim Parish. It explains how Baz Jesek arrived on Beta Colony. [1 Aug 98]

• The Lost Colony by Royce Day. A response to earlier discussion on the mailing list. [30 Jul 98]

• Project Goldfish by Jeff Melcher. Miles gives a dinner party. [30 Jul 98]

• The Rainbow Border by Helen Davis. This too originally appeared in The Reluctant Famulus, it was then republished in the program book for VikingCon in 1991 (Bellingham, Washington), at which Her Ladyship was GoH. It too was published in Samizdat Barrayar. [14 Feb 98]

• The Emperor's Wedding by Helen Davis. This originally appeared in The Reluctant Famulus, then was republished in Samizdat Barrayar. [14 Feb 98]

• ImpWed by David McMillan. Inspired by Gregor's forthcoming marriage. Originally posted to the Lois-Bujold Mailing list. [31 Jan 98]

• The Mechanic's Apprentice by Jean Lamb. A funny parody that originally appeared in Samizdat Barrayar. [31 Jan 98]
  

Note: Samizdat Barrayar was a Bujold fanzine created by Pat Mathews in the early 1990s. It is no longer available.

Non-Fiction

• Speech to Toastmasters by Nicholas Rosen. A speech given to the Patent Office Toastmasters on 5 Jun 03. [22 Mar 07]

• Lan's Lantern 30 a precis of Bill Unger's interview of Lois, by Maureen O'Brien. [6 May 02]

• Lois McMaster Bujold: Feminism and 'The Gernsback Continuum' in Recent Women's SF by Sylvia Kelso. Originally published in "The Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, reprinted with permission of the author and the editor. [19 Mar 02]

• Write Lois Write! by Paula S Sanch. What's the worst possible thing Lois could do? [15 Jul 01]

• A Short Listory by Michael Bernardi. Inspired by "Feés des Bujoldistes" by Kirsten Edwards, this is the artist's representation of the Quote Pixie, Birthday Tixie and the OT: Thug. [28 Feb 99]

• Miles Vorkosigan's Relatives by James Burbidge. Explains why Mils has so few relatives. [20 Feb 99]

• Ma Kosti's Recipes by Richard M. Boothe. Selected Barrayan Recipes. [20 Feb 99]

• Why does anybody write fic? by Jeff Melcher. Pouncer tries to explain why anyone would want to write fan fiction. [1 Jan 99]

CrossOver FanFiction

• Ekphugion by Shaye Battlestar Galactica and it's fleet arrive at Sergyar. The first of the Vorkosigan crossover stories written for Multiverse 2005 [14 Sep 05]

• Creeping Ambition by Mara Greengrass Ivan Vorpatril, and the crew of Firefly. Oh Dear! Second of the Vorkosigan crossover stories written for Multiverse 2005 [14 Sep 05]

• Hitchcocking Your Wagon to a Star by Thea Third of the Vorkosigan crossover stories written for Multiverse 2005 [15 Sep 05]

• Time Shall Not Mend by A J Hall. Ekaterin finds herself elsewhere and when. Set after DI after the birth of the twins. Draco then finds himself on a return visit to Barrayar. [15 Aug 04]

• Refuge by Elizabeth Ann Lewis. A Firefly crossover. [23 Aug 04]

• With A Star by Don Sample. A Buffy crossover. [22 Aug 04]

• Marks and Scars by E H Smith. A Harry Potter story where Snape meets Mark at Hogwarts. [28 Oct 01]
  
• Without Enchantment by E H Smith. The sequel to Marks and Scars but on Barrayar. [13 Dec 01]
  
• No Great Magic by E H Smith. The third part of the Trilogy concludes with Miles getting in on the action (and a giant squid!). [18 Jan 02]

• Boots! by Pouncer. Roic find something in the library. [10 Sep 99]

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