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Dreamweaver's dilemma

Dreamweaver's dilemma

EssaysScience Fiction
Pages
252
Published
1995
Language
English

Synopsis

This collection features the title novella along with several short stories and essays from the early career of Lois McMaster Bujold. The lead story follows a dreamweaver who manipulates the subconscious of her clients, only to find herself caught in a dangerous ethical and legal web. It serves as a fascinating look at the origins of the Vorkosigan Saga universe and the author's developing style.

Prose complexity
7/10

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Thought-ProvokingReflectiveIntellectual

Genres

Essays Science Fiction Space Opera

About the author

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Lois McMaster Bujold

One of the most respected writers in the field of speculative fiction, Lois McMaster Bujold burst onto the scene in 1986 with Shards of Honor, the first of her tremendously popular Vorkosigan Saga novels. She has received numerous accolades and prizes, including the Nebula Award (for Falling Free), three Hugo Awards for Best Novel (The Vor Game, Barrayar, and Mirror Dance), as well as the Hugo and Nebula Awards for her novella Mountains of Mourning. Her short story, “Labyrinth,” won first pl...

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