18 best-selling science fiction books like The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2) by Lois McMaster Bujold

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The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

4.27

Format: 372 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Between the seemingly impossible tasks of living up to his warrior-father's legend and surmounting …

"The count somehow managed to smile at her and frown menacingly at miles at the same time. The sergeants frown was democratically universal."

-Lois McMaster Bujold, The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)

"The count somehow managed to smile at her and frown menacingly at miles at the same time. The sergeants frown was democratically universal."

-Lois McMaster Bujold, The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)

"When the time comes to leap in faith whether you have your eyes open or closed or scream all the way down or not makes no practical difference."

-Lois McMaster Bujold, The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)

"When the time comes to leap in faith whether you have your eyes open or closed or scream all the way down or not makes no practical difference."

-Lois McMaster Bujold, The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)

If you liked the science fiction plot in The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2) by Lois McMaster Bujold , here is a list of 18 books like this:

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1. Carpe Diem (Liaden Universe, #10)

By: Sharon Lee , Steve Miller

4.36

Format: 336 pages, Mass Market Paperback

On the run from assassins, Val Con yos'Phelium and Miri Robertson are stranded on a distant planet … read more

Similar categories in Sharon Lee's Carpe Diem (Liaden Universe, #10) book and Lois McMaster Bujold's The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • space
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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2. Foreigner (Foreigner, #1)

By: C.J. Cherryh

3.92

Format: 428 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The first book in C.J. Cherryh's eponymous series, Foreigner begins an epic tale of the survivors o… read more

Similar categories in C.J. Cherryh's Foreigner (Foreigner, #1) book and Lois McMaster Bujold's The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • space
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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3. Downbelow Station (The Company Wars, #1)

By: C.J. Cherryh

3.90

Format: 526 pages, Mass Market Paperback

A legend among sci-fi readers, C. J. Cherryh's Union-Alliance novels, while separate and complete i… read more

Similar categories in C.J. Cherryh's Downbelow Station (The Company Wars, #1) book and Lois McMaster Bujold's The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • space
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Their minds were geared to the old problems and to their own problems and their own politics."

-C.J. Cherryh, Downbelow Station (The Company Wars, #1)

"It was a scientific success, bringing back data enough to keep the analysts busy for years… but there was no glib, slick way to explain the full meaning of its observations in layman’s terms. In publ…"

-C.J. Cherryh, Downbelow Station (The Company Wars, #1)

"What the visual media could not carry into living rooms, the general public could not long remain exercised about. Statistically, a majority of the electorate could not or did not read complicated is…"

-C.J. Cherryh, Downbelow Station (The Company Wars, #1)

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4. Merchanter's Luck (The Company Wars, #2)

By: C.J. Cherryh

4.05

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

The fateful meeting between the owner of a tramp star-freighter that flies the Union planets under … read more

Similar categories in C.J. Cherryh's Merchanter's Luck (The Company Wars, #2) book and Lois McMaster Bujold's The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • space
  • fantasy
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5. Marque and Reprisal (Vatta's War, #2)

By: Elizabeth Moon

4.09

Format: 387 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Kylara Vatta, risk-taking, rule-breaking, can-do heroine of Trading in Danger, is back in business–… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Moon's Marque and Reprisal (Vatta's War, #2) book and Lois McMaster Bujold's The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)

  • adventure
  • military fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • space
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"This individual does not know where initiative ends and rocket-propelled idiocy begins."

-Elizabeth Moon, Marque and Reprisal (Vatta's War, #2)

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6. Plan B (Liaden Universe, #11)

By: Sharon Lee , Steve Miller

4.41

Format: 336 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Clan Korval searches for Val Con, a fugitive, and Mira after they commandeer Vandar's only spaceshi… read more

Similar categories in Sharon Lee's Plan B (Liaden Universe, #11) book and Lois McMaster Bujold's The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • space
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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7. Dauntless (The Lost Fleet, #1)

By: Jack Campbell

3.77

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

The Alliance has been fighting the Syndics for a century--and losing badly. Now its fleet is crippl… read more

Similar categories in Jack Campbell's Dauntless (The Lost Fleet, #1) book and Lois McMaster Bujold's The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)

  • military fiction
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • space
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8. The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)

By: Lois McMaster Bujold

4.27

Format: 372 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Between the seemingly impossible tasks of living up to his warrior-father's legend and surmounting … read more

Similar categories in Lois McMaster Bujold's The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2) book and Lois McMaster Bujold's The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)

  • adventure
  • military fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • space
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"The count somehow managed to smile at her and frown menacingly at miles at the same time. The sergeants frown was democratically universal."

-Lois McMaster Bujold, The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)

"When the time comes to leap in faith whether you have your eyes open or closed or scream all the way down or not makes no practical difference."

-Lois McMaster Bujold, The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)

"A true Vor, Miles told himself severely, does not bury his face in his liegewoman's breasts and cry—even if he is at a convenient height for it."

-Lois McMaster Bujold, The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)

"- Su padre y el Estado Mayor ya lo intentaron hace quince años; les llevó dos años poner los reglamentos al día. - Bueno, eso es lo que pasa con los comités."

-Lois McMaster Bujold, The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)

Cover of A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1) by Vernor Vinge

9. A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1)

By: Vernor Vinge

4.14

Format: 613 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Alternate Cover Edition can be found here. A Fire upon the Deep is the big, breakout book that … read more

Similar categories in Vernor Vinge's A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1) book and Lois McMaster Bujold's The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • space
  • fantasy
"We're endangered by our own success."

-Vernor Vinge, A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1)

"I never guessed I could cry so hard my face hurt."

-Vernor Vinge, A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1)

"Intelligence is the handmaiden of flexibility and change."

-Vernor Vinge, A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1)

"Ravna became a librarian. "The ultimate dilettante!" Lynne had teased."

-Vernor Vinge, A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1)

Cover of Trading in Danger (Vatta's War, #1) by Elizabeth Moon

10. Trading in Danger (Vatta's War, #1)

By: Elizabeth Moon

3.99

Format: 357 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Kylara Vatta is the only daughter in a family full of sons, and her father's only child to buck tra… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Moon's Trading in Danger (Vatta's War, #1) book and Lois McMaster Bujold's The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)

  • adventure
  • military fiction
  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • space
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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11. Taming Flame

By: Therisa Peimer

4.30

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Flaminius's days of bouncing between beds are snatched away the instant he sets eyes on his perfect… read more

Similar categories in Therisa Peimer's Taming Flame book and Lois McMaster Bujold's The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)

  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • speculative fiction
  • fantasy
"Tightening his embrace around his wife and little Theo, he vowed, "I will do everything in my power to continue being worthy of the faith you have in me."

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"Why do you have such faith in me, Aurelia?" "I've told you a million times that I love you, you make me feel safe and cherished, and you care deeply for our people. Why wouldn't I have faith in you?"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"I'm so proud of you I could burst, but in the interest of saving the poor cleaning staff the hassle, I would, instead, like to take you to our room and lick you from stem to stern until you beg me to…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

"A virgin," Flaminius smiled deviously. "I'll take her." Instantly, surprised chatter erupted. Mother Guardian held up her hand for silence. "You cannot be serious, Sire." "Oh, but I am," he replied w…"

-Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame

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12. System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

By: Martha Wells

4.22

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

Am I making it worse? I think I'm making it worse. Everyone's favorite lethal SecUnit is back. … read more

Similar categories in Martha Wells's System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7) book and Lois McMaster Bujold's The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • space
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"(I'm going to have to code a patch for threat assessment.)"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"I said, “Have you done something that you feel you should be threatened for?"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"Bad things may not be more statistically possible but it sure seems like they are."

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

"Then he sent me a note back. So, you may not know this but I read your letter to Dr. Mensah, the one you sent when you left Port FreeCommerce. I think you're absolutely the right person to write this…"

-Martha Wells, System Collapse (The Murderbot Diaries, #7)

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13. Translation State

By: Ann Leckie

4.09

Format: 422 pages, Hardcover

The mystery of a missing translator sets three lives on a collision course that will have a ripple … read more

Similar categories in Ann Leckie's Translation State book and Lois McMaster Bujold's The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • space
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I am not a potato."

-Ann Leckie, Translation State

"You have only small and seemingly pointless choices available to you. But if there is anything I have been trying to teach you, it is that small actions can have larger consequences. If one has only …"

-Ann Leckie, Translation State

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14. Witch King

By: Martha Wells

3.71

Format: 415 pages, Hardcover

"I didn't know you were a... demon." "You idiot. I'm the demon." Kai's having a long day in Marth… read more

Similar categories in Martha Wells's Witch King book and Lois McMaster Bujold's The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Mother bared her fangs. "Stop being overdramatic." Kai would have loved to, if dramatic things would stop happening to him."

-Martha Wells, Witch King

Cover of Paladin's Faith (The Saint of Steel, #4) by T. Kingfisher

15. Paladin's Faith (The Saint of Steel, #4)

By: T. Kingfisher

4.32

Format: 446 pages, ebook

Marguerite Florian is a spy with two problems. A former employer wants her dead, and one of her new… read more

Similar categories in T. Kingfisher's Paladin's Faith (The Saint of Steel, #4) book and Lois McMaster Bujold's The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)

  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"They say the gods never give us more than we can handle, but let's just say that the gods had an overinflated sense of my abilities."

-T. Kingfisher, Paladin's Faith (The Saint of Steel, #4)

"It's the thought that counts," said Marguerite. "Not with the explosives, it isn't," said Ashes, and on that point, Marguerite had to agree."

-T. Kingfisher, Paladin's Faith (The Saint of Steel, #4)

"The whole world is made of words," said Marguerite irritably. "Treaties and contracts and secrets and laws are nothing but words, but everything runs on them. Of course they've got power."

-T. Kingfisher, Paladin's Faith (The Saint of Steel, #4)

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16. The Last Sunset

By: March Lions

4.34

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

Two baby girls seating in the rear of a car are involved in a terrible accident and their mother di… read more

Similar categories in March Lions's The Last Sunset book and Lois McMaster Bujold's The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)

"Trust is a strange bedfellow."

-March Lions, The Last Sunset

"I don't want to be caught with my pants down."

-March Lions, The Last Sunset

"He sounds like a politician running for office."

-March Lions, The Last Sunset

"The truth has a way of coming out of the closet."

-March Lions, The Last Sunset

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17. Homo Cosmicus 2: Titan: A Science Fiction Novel

By: Todor Bombov

4.37

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

2nd Book in Sci-Fi Series Is Set on Saturn’s Moon Homo Cosmicus-2: Titan is a sci-fi novel, sui … read more

Similar categories in Todor Bombov's Homo Cosmicus 2: Titan: A Science Fiction Novel book and Lois McMaster Bujold's The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)

  • science fiction
"While an elderly man in his mid-eighties looks curiously at a porno site, his grandson asks him from afar, “‘What are you reading, grandpa?’"

-Todor Bombov, Homo Cosmicus 2: Titan: A Science Fiction Novel

"Let’s get to know each other. My name’s William, William More, but you can call me Willy. I’m an engineer-chemist who graduated from MIT. So . . . but you’re all alike to me . . . of course, you woul…"

-Todor Bombov, Homo Cosmicus 2: Titan: A Science Fiction Novel

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18. Disquiet Gods (Sun Eater, #6)

By: Christopher Ruocchio

4.62

Format: 704 pages, Hardcover

The sixth novel of the galaxy-spanning Sun Eater series merges the best of space opera and epic fan… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Your road will not be easy, nor your burden light." "That does not matter," I said. "It must be."

-Christopher Ruocchio, Disquiet Gods (Sun Eater, #6)

"I was nothing at all. The barest drop in a limitless ocean. One photon against the infinite Dark."

-Christopher Ruocchio, Disquiet Gods (Sun Eater, #6)

"You're a good man Albee. None of us is good lord. Edward said. It's for us to do good, despite ourselves."

-Christopher Ruocchio, Disquiet Gods (Sun Eater, #6)

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19. Service Model

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.06

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

To fix the world they first must break it further. Humanity is a dying breed, utterly reliant on… read more

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  • science fiction fantasy
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Ashes of Man (Sun Eater, #5) by Christopher Ruocchio

20. Ashes of Man (Sun Eater, #5)

By: Christopher Ruocchio

4.54

Format: 544 pages, Hardcover

The fifth novel of the galaxy-spanning Sun Eater series merges the best of space opera and epic fan… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Ruocchio's Ashes of Man (Sun Eater, #5) book and Lois McMaster Bujold's The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan Saga, #2)

  • science fiction fantasy
  • space opera
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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21. Starship Repo

By: Patrick S. Tomlinson

3.66

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Starship Repo is a fast-paced romp through the galaxy from Patrick S. Tomlinson. Firstname Lastn… read more

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  • space
  • audiobook

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