Lois McMaster Bujolds “Vorkosigan” series?
Opinion seems to be divided to reading them in order of the internal chronology (to avoid spoilers) or in order of publication. In either case, MIRROR DANCE, MEMORY, and KOMARR should be read last or the reader will likely miss some important connections. And I recommend reading SHARDS OF HONOR first in either case. The more recent editions of the Baen paperbacks have an internal chronology in the back of each book. By order of publication, the books in the series are SHARDS OF HONOR (1986), THE WARRIOR’S APPRENTICE (1986), ETHAN OF ATHOS (1986), FALLING FREE (1988), BORDERS OF INFINITY (1989), BROTHERS IN ARMS (1989), THE VOR GAME (1990), BARRAYAR (1991), MIRROR DANCE (1994), CETAGANDA (1996), MEMORY (1996), KOMARR (1998), A CIVIL CAMPAIGN (1999), and DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY. FALLING FREE and ETHAN OF ATHOS are basically independent of the other storylines. Bujold’s other books, THE SPIRIT RING, THE CURSE OF CHALION, and PALADIN OF SOULS (Oct 2003) are fantasies not set in the same univer
