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The Vorkosigan Saga books in order

The Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold has 20 books, published 1986–2018. Reading all of them takes about 111 hours (6,025 pages). 16 can be borrowed free from Open Library.

1Shards of Honor 2The Warrior's Appre… 3Ethan of Athos 4Falling Free 5Brothers in Arms 6Borders of Infinity 7The Vor Game 8Barrayar 9Mirror Dance 10Cetaganda 11Labyrinth 12Memory 13Komarr 14A Civil Campaign 15Winterfair Gifts 16Diplomatic Immunity 17Cryoburn 18Captain Vorpatril's… 19Gentleman Jole and… 20The Flowers of Vash…
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Reading order

  1. Book 1 · 1986

    Shards of Honor

    272 pages, about 5 hours 4.3★ (22)

    BORROW FREE

  2. Book 2 · 1986

    The Warrior's Apprentice

    315 pages, about 5.8 hours 4.2★ (21)

    BORROW FREE

  3. Book 3 · 1986

    Ethan of Athos

    237 pages, about 4.3 hours 3.6★ (19)

    BORROW FREE

  4. Book 4 · 1988

    Falling Free

    307 pages, about 5.6 hours 3.8★ (18)

    BORROW FREE

  5. Book 5 · 1989

    Brothers in Arms

    338 pages, about 6.2 hours 3.9★ (14)

  6. Book 6 · 1989

    Borders of Infinity

    311 pages, about 5.7 hours 4.3★ (7)

    BORROW FREE

  7. Book 7 · 1990

    The Vor Game

    350 pages, about 6.4 hours 4.1★ (17)

    BORROW FREE

  8. Book 8 · 1991

    Barrayar

    389 pages, about 7.1 hours 3.9★ (26)

    BORROW FREE

  9. Book 9 · 1994

    Mirror Dance

    392 pages, about 7.2 hours 4.1★ (18)

    BORROW FREE

  10. Book 10 · 1996

    Cetaganda

    302 pages, about 5.5 hours 3.8★ (9)

    BORROW FREE

  11. Book 11 · 1989

    Labyrinth

    3.9★ (8)

  12. Book 12 · 1996

    Memory

    462 pages, about 8.5 hours 4.4★ (16)

    BORROW FREE

  13. Book 13 · 1998

    Komarr

    311 pages, about 5.7 hours 4.2★ (12)

    BORROW FREE

  14. Book 14 · 1999

    A Civil Campaign

    416 pages, about 7.6 hours 4.1★ (11)

    BORROW FREE

  15. Book 15 · 2004

    Winterfair Gifts

    76 pages, about 1.4 hours 3.8★ (5)

  16. Book 16 · 2002

    Diplomatic Immunity

    330 pages, about 6 hours 3.9★ (11)

    BORROW FREE

  17. Book 17 · 2010

    Cryoburn

    345 pages, about 6.3 hours 3.6★ (12)

    BORROW FREE

  18. Book 18 · 2012

    Captain Vorpatril's Alliance

    432 pages, about 7.9 hours 4.1★ (10)

    BORROW FREE

  19. Book 19 · 2016

    Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen

    344 pages, about 6.3 hours 3.0★ (2)

    BORROW FREE

  20. Book 20 · 2018

    The Flowers of Vashnoi

    96 pages, about 1.8 hours

Questions people ask

How many The Vorkosigan Saga books are there?

There are 20 books in the series, published 1986–2018.

Which The Vorkosigan Saga book should I read first?

Start with Shards of Honor (1986), book 1. The list above is the reading order.

How long does it take to read the whole series?

About 111 hours at an average pace of 250 words a minute, or 6,025 pages in total. The longest book is Memory at 462 pages.

Can I read The Vorkosigan Saga for free?

16 books can be borrowed free from Open Library with a free account. The book pages have the links.