#14 in Humour
A Civil Campaign
- 428
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“A Civil Campaign” is a witty comedy of manners in science fiction dress, as funny as it is unexpectedly heartfelt. Lois McMaster Bujold writes a courtship story in open homage to Georgette Heyer, dedicating it to Austen, Brontë, Heyer and Sayers, and blends romance, comedy and politics with a sure hand. It comes late in the “Vorkosigan Saga”, so the characters’ histories lie in earlier books.
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About the book
A Civil Campaign: A Comedy of Biology and Manners is a science fiction novel by American writer Lois McMaster Bujold, first published in September 1999. It is a part of the Vorkosigan Saga, and is the thirteenth full-length novel in publication order. It is included in the 2008 omnibus Miles in Love. The title is an homage to the Georgette Heyer novel A Civil Contract and, like Heyer's historical romances, the novel focuses on romance, comedy, and courtship. It is dedicated to "Jane, Charlotte, Georgette, and Dorothy", novelists Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, Georgette Heyer, and Dorothy L. Sayers.
Reading order · The Vorkosigan Saga
Full order & progress →- Shards of HonorStart here
7.57.5 / 10 - The Warrior's Apprentice
–Not ranked yet - Ethan of Athos
7.57.5 / 10 - Falling Free
7.67.6 / 10 - Brothers in Arms
7.97.9 / 10 - Borders of Infinity
7.97.9 / 10 - WeathermanWeatherman–Not ranked yet
- Barrayar
8.18.1 / 10 - Mirror Dance
8.28.2 / 10 - Cetaganda
7.97.9 / 10 - Labyrinth
–Not ranked yet - Memory
8.38.3 / 10 - Komarr
8.08.0 / 10 - A Civil CampaignThis book
8.18.1 / 10 - Winterfair Gifts
7.87.8 / 10 - Diplomatic Immunity
7.97.9 / 10 - Cryoburn
7.77.7 / 10 - Captain Vorpatril's Alliance
8.08.0 / 10 - Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen
7.67.6 / 10 - The Flowers of Vashnoi
–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.4 across 153 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 51% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Humour average of 7.8. That is how 8.1 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.2 | 11 | 7% |
| Google Books | 8.0 | 8 | 5% |
| Hardcover | 8.5 | 134 | 88% |
Frequently asked
How long is A Civil Campaign?
It has 428 pages — shorter than 54% of the ranked books in Humour.
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