The Sharing Knife Volume One: Beguilement - Lois Mcmaster Bujold

Bujold, Lois McMaster: - 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 two Nebula Awards for best novel ( Falling Free and Paladin of Souls ), four Hugo Awards for Best Novel ( Paladin of Souls , The Vor Game , Barrayar , and Mirror Dance ), as well as the Hugo and Nebula Awards for her novella The Mountains of Mourning . Her work has been translated into twenty-one languages. The mother of two, Bujold lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.