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«The Vorkosigan Companion: The Universe of Lois McMaster Bujold»


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The Vorkosigan Companion: The Universe of Lois McMaster Bujold

Язык издания: английский

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Riverdale: Baen Books, 2010 г. (сентябрь)

Тираж: не указан

ISBN: 978-1-4391-3379-8

Тип обложки: мягкая

Формат: другой

Страниц: 688

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Cover art by Darrell K. Sweet.

A guide to the Vorkosiverse. It includes a preface, seventeen articles divided into five Parts and three appendices (a combination of essay, charts, and graphs). This work provides almost more than a reader would want to know about Miles Vorkosigan, his relatives, his friends, his world, his fans and his author.

Содержание:

  1. Copyrights, c. ix-x
  2. Lois McMaster Bujold. Preface: «Gosh, is it midnight already?» (статья), c. 1-3
  3. Part One: Creator of the Vorkosiverse
    1. Lois McMaster Bujold. Putting It Together: Life, the Vorkosiverse, and Everything (статья), c. 7-41
    2. Lois McMaster Bujold, Lillian Stewart Carl. A Conversation with Lois McMaster Bujold (интервью), c. 42-90
    3. Lois McMaster Bujold. Publishing, Writing, and Authoring: Three Different Things (статья), c. 91-109
    4. John Helfers, Toni Weisskopf. A Conversation with Toni Weisskopf (интервью), c. 110-116
  4. Part Two: Aspects of the Vorkosiverse
    1. Mary Jo Putney. Romance in the Vorkosiverse (статья), c. 119-125
    2. Tora K. Smulders-Srinivasan, Ph.D. Biology in the Vorkosiverse and Today (статья), c. 126-140
    3. Ed Burkhead. «What's the Worst Thing I Can Do to This Character?»: Technology of the Vorkosiverse (статья), c. 141-162
  5. Part Three: Appreciations
    1. Lillian Stewart Carl. Through Darkest Adolescence with Lois McMaster Bujold, or Thank You, But I Already Have a Life (статья), c. 165-173
    2. James A. McMaster. Foreword to Falling Free (статья), c. 174-190
    3. James Bryant. Foreword to Shards of Honor (статья), c. 191-195
    4. Douglas Muir. "More Than the Sum of His Parts": Foreword to The Warrior's Apprentice (статья), c. 196-201
    5. Marna Nightingale. Foreword to Ethan of Athos (статья), c. 202-212
  6. Part Four: The Fans
    1. Marna Nightingale. Come for the Bujold, Stay for the Beer: Science Fiction Writers as Occasions of Fandom (статья), c. 215-225
  7. Part Five: The Vorkosiverse Itself
    1. Suford Lewis. A Pronunciation Guide to the Vorkosigan Universe (энциклопедия/справочник), c. 229-273
    2. Denise Little. An Old Earther's Guide to the Vorkosigan Universe (энциклопедия/справочник), c. 274-292
    3. John Helfers. The Vorkosigan Saga Novel Summaries (энциклопедия/справочник), c. 293-340
    4. John Helfers, Ed Burkhead, Kerrie Hughes. The Vorkosigan Saga Concordance (энциклопедия/справочник), c. 341-630
  8. Appendices
    1. Appendix I. A Map of the Vorkosigan Universe
      1. Suford Lewis, Crystal Carroll. Topology of the Wormhole Nexus (энциклопедия/справочник), c. 633-635
    2. Appendix II. Timelines of the Vorkosigan Saga
      1. Suford Lewis. Timelines (энциклопедия/справочник), c. 636-643
    3. Appendix III. A Brief Guide to Barrayaran Genealogy
      1. Suford Lewis. Some Barrayaran Genealogy (энциклопедия/справочник), c. 644-656
  9. Lois McMaster Bujold. Cryoburn (отрывок), c. 657-678

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