Vorkosigan Saga
Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujoldby Lois McMaster Bujold
Shares rank 15 of 19 science fiction TV series by recommenders
People recommend this space opera for its warfare, intrigue, politics and worldbuilding, and some books are compared to Jane Austen. No critics raised complaints.
People recommend this space opera for its warfare, intrigue, politics and worldbuilding, and some books are compared to Jane Austen. No critics raised complaints.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Space opera with warfare and politics
“Space opera with warfare, intrigue, politics, drama, and world building.”
Comment from 3 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What fiction books would you recommend for programmers?” Sci-fi take on Jane Austen
“Lois McMaster Bujold writes a sci fi space version of Jane Austen in a couple of the books”
Comment from 10 Dec 2025 in “Gundam is just the same as Jane Austen but happens to include giant mech suits” Changes how you think afterward
“Good art impacts you. I think about things differently after those books.”
Comment from 20 Feb 2026 in “What is happening to writing?: Claude Code and the negative space around AI”
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The four most recommended other science fiction TV series, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | 88 | 19 | 82% | 13 | — | Approved |
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | 59 | 9 | 87% | 11 | — | Approved |
| The Expanse | 51 | 12 | 81% | 13 | — | Approved |
| The Culture seriesby Iain M. Banks | 38 | 5 | 88% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Vorkosigan Sagaby Lois McMaster BujoldThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I can strongly recommend Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan saga”
“Good art impacts you. I think about things differently after those books.”
“Lois McMaster Bujold writes a sci fi space version of Jane Austen in a couple of the books”
“Space opera with warfare, intrigue, politics, drama, and world building.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.