I think that there was entirely too much time in between Swordspoint and it's sequel.
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I like Shards of Honor, which is the first chronologically. Barrayar, the sequel, was written out of sequence and is Bujold at the height of her skills.
They've been releasing chronological (in the verse timeline) compendiums (is that what I mean? Multiple books in one volume), so you can get Shards of Honor and Barrayar together as Cordelia's Honor. These re-releases have a timeline in the back, too.
I have never read any Bujold. What one should I start with?
The early ones have been republished a few times in various configurations -- I think the current "first" Vorkosigan book is Cordelia's Honor. (Though Miles himself doesn't appear until Young Miles.)
There's a complete list on Baen's website here.
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I think she's also RLC, isn't she?
Yes, Betsy. RLC changed her fic pseud to JF within the last few years.
Yup. She's all three women.
I think that there was entirely too much time in between Swordspoint and it's sequel.
You mean, in story time? I agree. It barely counted as a sequel, more like a book in the same world. Very few of the events of the first book made an impact on the second book.
In real time and in story time.
It's not as if she'd been writing many many stories/books in that world (I mean, she hadn't had she?)