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| Fandom: | Lois McMaster Bujold: Vorkosigan, Chalion & Sharing Knife series |
| Dates: | 1986– |
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A timeline of events relating to the fandom for Lois McMaster Bujold's works, including the Vorkosigan, Chalion & Sharing Knife series.
1980s
1986
- June: Shards of Honor, the first Vorkosigan novel published; introduced Cordelia Naismith, Aral Vorkosigan, Serg Vorbarra, Ges Vorrutyer, Simon Illyan and other Barrayaran characters
- August: The Warrior's Apprentice published; introduced Miles Vorkosigan, Ivan Vorpatril, Gregor Vorbarra and the major Dendarii characters including Bel Thorne & Elli Quinn.
- December: Ethan of Athos published
1987
- 'The Borders of Infinity' published
- December–February 1988: Falling Free serialised; introduced the Quaddies
1988
- May: Shards of Honour published in the UK
- September: The Warrior's Apprentice published in the UK
1989
- January: Brothers in Arms published; introduced Mark Vorkosigan & Duv Galeni
- May: 'The Mountains of Mourning' published
- August: 'Labyrinth' published; introduced Taura
- October: Borders of Infinity published
1990s
1990
- September: The Vor Game published; a major source for Gregor Vorbarra
1991
- Samizdat Barrayar printzine founded, edited by Patricia Shaw Mathews
- Early fanfiction by Helen E. Davis appeared in printzines including Samizdat Barrayar & the multimedia zine The Reluctant Famulus
- Lois McMaster Bujold was the guest of honour at VikingCon; fanfiction published in the programme book
- February: Miles' Minions fanclub founded by Judith Louvis & Patricia Shaw Mathews; published at least one issue of the newsletter Dendarii Dispatch, edited by Judith Louvis[1][2]
- July–October: Barrayar serialised
- November: Cordelia's Song by Patricia Mathews published in Samizdat Barrayar no. 5; the earliest filk archived at The Bujold Nexus. Other filk authors active in the early 1990s include Maureen O'Brien, Tom Smith, Major Matt Mason & Juanita Coulson, and Vorkosigan filks were published in the filkzine Xenofilkia[3]
1992
- Lois McMaster Bujold appeared at MagiCon (WorldCon 1992) in Florida
- November: The Spirit Ring published; a standalone fantasy novel
1994
- March: Mirror Dance published; a major source for Mark Vorkosigan
- October: LOIS-BUJOLD mailing list set up by Michael Bernardi[4]; it had 100 members by January 1996.[2] The list was fanwork friendly from the early days, with a filk by Maureen O'Brien appearing on 31 October[5]
1995
- Shards of Honor/The Warrior's Apprentice published in Russian
- Easter: Lois McMaster Bujold was a guest of honour at Confabulation, an Eastercon held in London
- May: LOIS-BUJOLD mailing list switched to a list server run by Melanie D. Harper
- May: Vorkosigan quotes file uploaded by Michael Bernardi
- October–December: Cetaganda serialised
1996
- January: Relaunch of Dendarii Dispatch, newsletter of the Miles' Minions fanclub under the editorship of Michael Bernardi;[2] the fanclub was still in existence in November
- February: Lois McMaster Bujold was a guest of honour at Boskone 33 in Boston; Dreamweaver's Dilemma was published in association with the convention
- May: The Bujold Nexus website set up by Michael Bernardi, originally at www.herald.co.uk/~dendarii/[6]
- July: Memory published; many fans' favourite novel; introduced Laisa Toscane and the Gregor/Laisa pairing
- September: Bujold was a guest of honour at Coppercon 16
- November: Bujold was a guest of honour at WindyCon XXIII
1997
- October: The Bujold Nexus registered dendarii.com
- October: Lois McMaster Bujold posted to mailing list stating her friendly position towards fan-ac including fanfiction[7]
- December: Lois McMaster Bujold Message Board active on AOL, fan poem posted
1998
- January: Fanfiction posted to the LOIS-BUJOLD mailing list
- January: The Lois McMaster Bujold FanFic Archive founded at The Bujold Nexus
- February: Komarr published; introduced Ekaterin Vorsoisson
- April: The Lois McMaster Bujold WebRing founded
- October–November: Loud Achievements: Lois McMaster Bujold's Science Fiction by Sylvia Kelso, published in New York Review of Science Fiction
- winter: Lois McMaster Bujold: Feminism and 'The Gernsback Continuum' in Recent Women's SF by Sylvia Kelso, published in The Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts
1999
- March: Early online fan art published
- March: LMB-UK founded on YahooGroups for UK fans
- July: A Civil Campaign published; another much-loved novel which introduced Enrique Borgos and his butterbugs, a fan favourite
2000s
2000
- January: lois-bujold founded at YahooGroups as back up for the LOIS-BUJOLD mailing list
- September: Lois McMaster Bujold was a guest of honour at Strannik-2000, the Congress of Russian Science Fiction Writers in St. Petersburg
- December: The Curse of Chalion, the first Chalion novel published
2001
- June: Your Voluntary Love Ivan/Byerly slash by litalex published; perhaps the earliest online slash?
- June: star_creche founded on YahooGroups
- October: Marks and Scars by E H Smith, an early crossover story with Harry Potter; served as many fans' introduction to the Vorkosigan universe
2002
- January: Diplomatic Immunity published
- April: Earliest story posted in the Fanfiction.net 'Miles Vorkosigan' section
- April: VorCon 2002, the first exclusively Bujold fan convention, was held in Moscow; Lois McMaster Bujold was a virtual guest
2003
- VorCon 2003
- early: 'Winterfair Gifts' published in Croatian. Vlatka Petrovic, a Croatian fan, translated the novella into English; the translation was edited by Bo Johannson & Robert Parks, proofread by Marna Nightingale, and distributed to fans who had bought the Croatian version[8]
- February: lmbujold livejournal founded by norabombay; fanworks were mentioned in early posts[9]
- March: First online Chalion fanfiction
- May: Paladin of Souls published (Chalion)
- June: bujold-spoilers list founded on YahooGroups
- July: Losing Sleep, explicit Gregor/Mark slash, published by Stakebait/Mer in her livejournal and linked at lmbujold; later became the first NC-17 work archived at the Dendarii archive.[10]
- December: The first round of Yuletide had two Vorkosigan stories
2004
- VorCon 2004
- February: 'Winterfair Gifts' published in English
- August: Time Shall Not Mend published, another HP crossover, part of AJ Hall's LoPiverse, which became an entrance point for many fans
- September: VorkosiganHouse founded on YahooGroups
- December: The Hallowed Hunt published (Chalion)
- December: Several Vorkosigan stories at Yuletide 2004, including the widely recommended The Councils of Despair by Parhelion
2005
- VorCon 2005
- September: Multiverse 2005 had several Vorkosigan crossovers including the widely recommended Creeping Ambition by Mara Greengrass & Ekphugion by Shaye
- October: First Vorkosigan recommendation posted to Crack Van
- October: First Vorkosigan fanfiction posted to Skyehawke
- November: bujold_fic livejournal founded by Fairestcat
- December: A Deeper Season by EE Beck & Stacy; the novel popularised the Miles/Gregor pairing
2006
- VorCon 2006
- March: Crack Van overview and first recs set
- May: First Bujold Ficathon stories posted to bujold_fic LJ; the exchange was moderated by Altariel.[11] Popular stories included Fluidity by Sahiya, Fairy Dust by Jedishampoo, Venture Capital by Altariel, Shopping by Florastuart, A Man About Town by Hossgal, Recollection and Recovery by Philomytha & Braces, Buckets and Boys by Avon7
- May: The vorkosiverse role-playing LJ founded
- May: Shortlived dendarii_100 drabble LJ community founded
- October: Beguilement, the first Sharing Knife novel published
- December: Legacy published (Sharing Knife)
- December: Yuletide 2006 included A Maze of Twisty Passages, All Alike by Molly, a widely recommended Ivan-centric adventure, and The Long Con by Lightgetsin, a popular Ivan/Byerly story
2007
- VorCon 2007
- June: Quietann posted a snippet of a Sharing Knife WiP to bujold_fic
- July–September: Bujold Ficathon 2007 posted; it was moderated by Quietann.[12] Popular stories included Five Ways Ekaterin Never Met Miles at Twenty by Sahiya, A Bit of a Loose Screw by Philomytha & Shorten the Distance by Lightgetsin
- December: Sharing Knife fanfiction first appeared in the Yuletide 2007 exchange: Entanglement by Adina. Popular Vorkosigan stories included Ingenium et Fides by Ione & the anonymous The Emperor's Curve
- December: lmb_challenge LJ community founded by firefly124
2008
- VorCon 2008
- April: Passage published (Sharing Knife)
- August: Bujold Fest 2008 works published, including Vorkosigan fan art by gemmiona & a couple of Sharing Knife stories; the fest was moderated by Sahiya[13]
- November: Vorkosigan Wiki or 'VorWiki' founded on Wikia by JAF1970
- December: Bujold section established at the Skyehawke archive
- December: The Vorkosigan Companion published, edited by Lillian Stewart Carl & John Helfers
- December: Tides of Stars by Tel published; a widely recommended Miles-centric AU set after Diplomatic Immunity
2009
- VorCon 2009
- January: Horizon published (Sharing Knife)
- April: The vorkosigan community on Dreamwidth founded by Flourish
- summer: Russian ficathon held
- August: Bujold Fest 2009 posted; it was moderated by firefly124.[14] Popular works included Pater Patriae by Philomytha, Testing the Waters by Shimotsuki, The Short Victorious Vor by Tel, Famine by Lightgetsin & Improvisation by fawatson
- December: Yuletide 2009 had several popular Vorkosigan stories, including The Rules of Barrayaran Sex by Philomytha & Improbable Scenes from an Impractical Courtship by Molly, as well as the popular Chalion story, Life, stripped of all luxuries by Keerawa
2010s
2010
- VorCon 2010
- March: Group read of the complete Vorkosigan series organised on the LOIS-BUJOLD mailing list
- May: The World That You Need by Dira Sudis published; popular Aral/Jole/Cordelia poly series notable for having started long before Bujold took up the idea in Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen
- July: chalion_ibra LJ community founded
- August: Cryoburn published; the surprise on the final pages resulted in a flurry of spoiler warnings
- August: Bujold Fest 2010 works posted; moderated by Sahiya.[15] An optional Archive of Our Own collection was created for this year for the first time. Popular works included Vorkosigan's Day, Electric Blue & The Honey Trap by Philomytha, Refugees of War by salable_mystic, First and Most Loyal Protector by Avanti_90, The Morning Coffee by Glishara, Saint Miles dy Vorkosigan by Tuval (a Vorkosigan/Chalion crossover novel) & Remo's Return by KarenHunt
- August–November: Guerrilla by Glishara published; a widely recommended Ivan-centric novel which is an AU of Diplomatic Immunity
- September: Russian autumn ficathon 2010 works posted[16]
- September: Petya 'verse by Lanna Michaels published; a widely recommended AU in which Miles has an older half-brother
- November: Winterfair exchange founded, organised by Tel & jetta_e jointly in English- & Russian-language fandoms, after Vorkosigan is (briefly) threatened with exclusion from Yuletide[17]
- November–December: Aral Vorkosigan's Dog by Philomytha published; a widely recommended gen novel giving Simon Illyan's perspective on Shards of Honor
- December: Yuletide 2010 had several popular Vorkosigan stories, including light from a lonely window by Molly & Secrets and Lies by Philomytha
2011
- A Reader's Companion to A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold published by members of the LOIS-BUJOLD mailing list (edited by Nikohl K. & John Lennard), for the 25th anniversary of the publication of Shards of Honor
- January–February: Winterfair 2011 challenge posted[18]
- July: Twenty-Year Man by Ellen Fremedon published; a widely recommended Ivan/Byerly novella that's the most popular work on Archive of Our Own by kudos as of June 2016
- August–September: Bujold Fest 2011 works posted; the fest was moderated by Sahiya and used Archive of Our Own for prompting for the first time.[19][20] Popular stories included White Knights by Elvaron, Playing Yenaro in Vorbarr Sultana by Minutia_R & The Maiden of the Lake, Feminist Icon? A Critique, By Olivia Koudelka by Lanna Michaels
- September: The Peaceful Vorkosiverse by Bracketyjack published; a widely recommended AU novel on the premise of the best not worst possible things happening
- December: Yuletide 2011 had several popular Vorkosigan stories including A Fine and Public Place by cest_what & By Any Means Necessary by Tevildo, as well as a popular Chalion story, A clear glass window, at a sea dawn by lionpyh
2012
- January–March: Winterfair 2012 challenge posted[21]
- July: Captain Vorpatril's Alliance published; introduced Tej, Rish & the Arqua family
- August–September: Bujold Ficathon 2012 posted; it was moderated by Philomytha.[22] CVA works were put into a separate subcollection
- December: Vorkosigan was excluded from Yuletide this round; three Chalion stories were written
2013
- January: Winterfair 2013 challenge prompts collected
- January: Lois McMaster Bujold: Essays on a Modern Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy published; edited by Janet Brennan Croft
- July–September: Bujold Ficathon 2013 posted; it was moderated by Philomytha[23]
- December: Vorkosigan was excluded from Yuletide this round; five Chalion stories were written
2014
- August: Biology and Manners: The Worlds of Lois McMaster Bujold organised by Una McCormack; first LM Bujold academic conference
- December: Vorkosigan was reinstated in Yuletide this round, with popular stories including Night, Vorkosigan House by Kalirush & the star to every wandering bark by Somebraveapollo. Five Chalion stories were written including Communion of Saints by rthstewart & the Elementary crossover, All Disasters Out of Season by Keerawa. Three Sharing Knife stories were written including Tent Bluefield by Philomytha
2015
- July: 'Penric's Demon' published (Chalion)
- August: Bujold Ficathon 2015 sign ups opened; it was moderated by ExtraPenguin
2016
- January: Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen published
- June: 'Penric and the Shaman' published (Chalion)
- August: Bujold Ficathon 2016 ran on AO3[24]
- &: 'Penric's Mission' (Chalion)
2017
- July: Bujold Ficathon 2017 ran on AO3[25]
- &: 'Mira's Last Dance' [Penric] (Chalion)
- &: 'Penric's Fox' (Chalion)
- &: 'The Prisoner of Limnos' [Penric] (Chalion)
2018
- May: "The Flowers of Vashnoi" published (Vorkosigan)
- June: AO3 has 2500 Vorkosigan stories (of which about 750 are in Russian), 100 Chalion stories and 30 Sharing Knife stories
2019
- January Knife Children
- July 'Orphans of Raspay' published
2020s
2020
- May 'The Physicians of Vilnoc'
- October 'Masquerade in Lodi'
2021
- May 'The Assassins of Thasalon'
- October 'Knot of Shadows'
2024
- January: Anticipated publication of "Demon Daughter" [Penric] (Chalion)[26]
References
- ^ Queen's Own: Mercedes Lackey Fan Club: Series 1, Vol. IV, No. 5: February 1991 (accessed 27 June 2016)
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Dendarii Dispatch: Vol I No 1 New Year 1996 (accessed 27 June 2016)
- ^ Re: Song -- Barrayaran Roses: in LOIS-BUJOLD digest 16 (accessed 27 June 2016)
- ^ Bujold Nexus: Michael John Bernardi (accessed 27 June 2016)
- ^ [Song -- Barrayaran Roses in LOIS-BUJOLD digest 14] (accessed 27 June 2016)
- ^ Dendarii Dispatch: Vol 1 No 2 Summer 1996 (accessed 27 June 2016)
- ^ '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.' LOIS-BUJOLD Digest 918 (accessed 27 June 2016)
- ^ Marna Nightingale. 'Come for the Bujold, Stay for the Beer: Science Fiction Writers as Occasions of Fandom' in The Vorkosigan Companion (Baen, 2008)
- ^ eg lmbujold: Fanfic (accessed 27 June 2016)
- ^ Stakebait: 'I must confess, I'm not actually on the Bujold list (too high traffic for me to keep up with). An LJ friend met through other fandoms put in a Vorkosiganverse request and I wrote this in answer, and then sent it off to the archivist since I didn't know where else to put it. They didn't raise any objections, though -- just commented that mine was the first NC-17 fic to be submitted, which made me "ulp" a bit, since I hadn't meant to be conspicuous.' (Comment in this thread on the original post)
- ^ bujold-fic: Ficathon list of stories (accessed 26 June 2016)
- ^ bujold-fic: Revised list of ficathon stories (accessed 27 June 2016)
- ^ bujold-fic: 2008 Bujold Fest Master List (accessed 26 June 2016)
- ^ bujold-fic: Ficathon Posting Begins Today! (accessed 27 June 2016)
- ^ bujold-fic: 2010 Bujold Fest Master List (Re-Post) (accessed 26 June 2016)
- ^ bujold-fic: Russian ficathon (accessed 26 June 2016)
- ^ bujold-fic: Request for Comment (accessed 26 June 2016)
- ^ bujold-fic: Winterfair Master List (accessed 26 June 2016)
- ^ bujold-fic: 2011 Bujold Fest is now closed! (accessed 26 June 2016)
- ^ AO3: 2011 Bujold Fest (accessed 26 June 2016)
- ^ bujold-fic: List of Winterfair Fics (accessed 26 June 2016)
- ^ bujold-fic: 2012 Ficathon - wrap-up post (accessed 26 June 2016)
- ^ bujold-fic: Bujold Ficathon Round-up (accessed 26 June 2016)
- ^ Bujold Ficathon 2016 Profile page on Archive of Our Own. Accessed December 6, 2023. (archive link)
- ^ Bujold Ficathon 2017 Profile page on Archive of Our Own. Accessed December 6, 2023. (archive link)
- ^ new Penric impending - Demon Daughter (Dec 4, 2023). Lois McMaster Bujold's Blog. Goodreads. Accessed December 6, 2023. (archive link)