Nadav Prawer
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
I've recently had the pleasure of re-reading Komarr, a book I first read when I was too young to understand it, and reread when I was too newly married to appreciate it. Thank you for producing this wonderful book- the SF is excellent, but the insight into human nature is even better. I don't live in the States, and finding copies of your works is extremely difficult. Any chance of a box set being released? POD?
Lois McMaster Bujold
Thanks for the rereads of increasing understanding!
Almost all my titles are widely and instantly available as ebooks and audio downloads, internationally on Kindle, Apple Books, Google Play Books, Rakuten Kobo, and (US only) Barnes & Noble's Nook. I don't see how, if you have enough computer power to be here, you can't get to them through at least one of these vendor platforms. I can't speak to the other vendors, but Amazon gives away their Kindle app as a free download, in multiple formats for multiple kinds and brands of devices.
I don't know how to make this any easier.
A paper boxed set seems unlikely. Print-on-demand may happen someday, although my current two, about to be three, PoD titles, have been selling in too small of numbers to make it an obvious thing to try, given the start-up hassles. For the moment, the ones we have are through Ingram Spark, which I believe is US-only (somebody please correct me if I'm wrong about that) and through Amazon -- I don't know how their PoD program works internationally. (Have any non-US readers out there been able to successfully order The Spirit Ring or "Knife Children" PoDs though this on Amazon international?)
Ta, L.
Thanks for the rereads of increasing understanding!
Almost all my titles are widely and instantly available as ebooks and audio downloads, internationally on Kindle, Apple Books, Google Play Books, Rakuten Kobo, and (US only) Barnes & Noble's Nook. I don't see how, if you have enough computer power to be here, you can't get to them through at least one of these vendor platforms. I can't speak to the other vendors, but Amazon gives away their Kindle app as a free download, in multiple formats for multiple kinds and brands of devices.
I don't know how to make this any easier.
A paper boxed set seems unlikely. Print-on-demand may happen someday, although my current two, about to be three, PoD titles, have been selling in too small of numbers to make it an obvious thing to try, given the start-up hassles. For the moment, the ones we have are through Ingram Spark, which I believe is US-only (somebody please correct me if I'm wrong about that) and through Amazon -- I don't know how their PoD program works internationally. (Have any non-US readers out there been able to successfully order The Spirit Ring or "Knife Children" PoDs though this on Amazon international?)
Ta, L.
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Mary
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
In this past year I've discovered audio books. Now I own your entire collection in three formats! (Hoarder, much?) I've found that some books really shine when read aloud, no matter who reads them, some shine when presented by a great narrator and some have all their deficits glaringly exposed by being voiced aloud. (Yours shine. Like the sun!) What has been your experience as author and a listener with audio format?
Suelibevg
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Greeting from your formerly Ohio librarian friend who now lives in Seattle. Have you heard of this? It just debuted on Facebook and online, there's an app too. Romance based, but I believe your books are romance based in addition to science fiction. Not sure what you have to do to be an author on the site. Might be worth checking out. https://bookandmainbites.com
S Wright
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Wondering about employment of the Koudelka girls. Obviously not necessary for the story to tell us, but I don't recall any info about jobs for Delia or Olivia. I feel like paying jobs for females would have been discouraged by class issues in old Barrayar, but progressive leanings would have encouraged employment. Would you satisfy my curiousity?
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Oct 10, 2025 01:14AM · flag