# Lois McMaster Bujold - A Master of Character‑Driven Space Opera

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Podcast: [Exploring Humanity Through Sci-Fi](https://stenobird.com/podcast/exploring-humanity-through-sci-fi-390598)
Published: 2026-06-08T04:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://scifitalk.podbean.com/e/lois-mcmaster-bujold-a-master-of-character%e2%80%91driven-space-opera/
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Duration seconds: 1213

## Resource

In this vintage conversation from the 1990s, Lois McMaster Bujold joins Tony Tellado and Ernest Lilley at a moment when her acclaimed Vorkosigan Saga is evolving in bold, emotionally resonant ways. Speaking from the era of her then‑latest novel, Memory (1996), Bujold offers a candid, thoughtful look at the craft behind one of science fiction’s most beloved universes.

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