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Shards of Honor

1986 novel by Lois McMaster Bujold
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Shards of Honor

Summary

Shards of Honor is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shards of Honor authored Lois McMaster Bujold[3].
  • Shards of Honor's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Shards of Honor's genre is science fiction[5].
  • Shards of Honor was followed by The Warrior's Apprentice[6].
  • Shards of Honor's part of the series is recorded as The Vorkosigan Saga[7].
  • Shards of Honor's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Shards of Honor's country of origin is recorded as United States[9].
  • Shards of Honor was published on June 1986[10].
  • Shards of Honor's has edition or translation is recorded as Shards of Honor[11].
  • Shards of Honor's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best First Novel[12].
  • Shards of Honor's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Shards of Honor'}[13].
  • Shards of Honor's has characteristic is recorded as debut novel[14].
  • Shards of Honor's form of creative work is recorded as novel[15].
  • Shards of Honor's set in environment is recorded as fictional planet[16].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Shards of Honor authored Lois McMaster Bujold[3].

Publication

Shards of Honor was released on June 1986[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is science fiction[5]. Its part of the series is recorded as The Vorkosigan Saga[7].

Subject and Themes

Shards of Honor's part of the series is recorded as The Vorkosigan Saga[7].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Shards of Honor was followed by The Warrior's Apprentice[6].

Why It Matters

Shards of Honor ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (68 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

Related Entities

literary work Lois McMaster Bujold United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → The Warrior's Apprentice
    Aliases → —
    Author → Lois McMaster Bujold
    Nominated for → Locus Award for Best First Novel
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