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Shards of Honor

Lois McMaster Bujold

First published June 1986
Type Novel
Series Vorkosigan Universe › Cordelia Vorkosigan #1

Cordelia Naismith is the leader of an expedition to learn all about a new planet, like flora and fauna. Aral Vorkosigan is there to establish a military presence. After a violent incident, he takes her prisoner, and they start walking towards food and shelter. For both of them, it's a surprising acquaintanceship.

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1987 Compton Crook Award Compton Crook Award (Balticon - Best 1st Novel) Nominee/Finalist
1987 Locus Poll Award Best First Novel Runner-up

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
June 1986 Cover Shards of Honor Baen Books Novel 1
June 1986 Cover Shards of Honor Baen Books Novel 1
May 1987 Cover Test of Honor Nelson Doubleday / SFBC Omnibus 1
October 1991 Cover Shards of Honor Baen Books Novel 1
March 1993 Cover Shards of Honor Baen Books Novel
January 1995 Cover Test of Honor GuildAmerica Books / SFBC Omnibus 1
1996 Cover Shards of Honor The Reader's Chair Novel
May 1996 Cover Shards of Honor Baen Books Novel
November 1996 Cover Cordelia's Honor Baen Books Omnibus 1
November 1996 Cover Cordelia's Honor Baen Books Omnibus 1
September 1999 Cover Cordelia's Honor Baen Books Omnibus 3
September 2000 Cover Shards of Honor NESFA Press Novel 5
May 2009 Cover Cordelia's Honor Baen Books / SFBC Omnibus 1
May 2009 Cover Shards of Honor Blackstone Audio Novel
May 2009 Cover Shards of Honor Blackstone Audio Novel
May 2009 Cover Shards of Honor Blackstone Audio Novel
September 2010 Cover Cordelia's Honor Baen Books Omnibus 3
October 2010 Cover The Cryoburn Disk Baen Books Omnibus |8.2
October 2010 Cordelia's Honor Baen Books Omnibus
July 2011 Cover Shards of Honor Spectrum Literary Agency Novel |1
March 2012 Cover Shards of Honor Blackstone Audio Novel
November 2015 Cover Shards of Honor Baen Books Novel
2016 Cover Shards of Honor Spectrum Literary Agency Novel |1