Title: The Mountains of Mourning

Title: The Mountains of Mourning Title Record # 48248
Author: Lois McMaster Bujold
Date: 1989-05-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Series: Miles Vorkosigan
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English

Synopsis: Miles is home on a short vacation. His father, the count, is approached by a mother, grieving her dead child and accusing the father of murder. The prejudice against mutations might have been a part of what happened. Miles is sent to figure out what happened and to act as judge.

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Translations

Year	Language	Title
1993^ⓘ Translated by Goran Skrobonja	Serbian	Planine oplakivanja
1994^ⓘTranslated by 小木曽絢子 (Ayako Ogiso)	Japanese	喪の山^?mo no yama [as by ロイス・マクマスター・ビジョルド^?Roisu Makumasutā Bijorudo ]
1996^ⓘTranslated by Michael Morgental	German	Die Berge der Trauer
1997^ⓘTranslated by Vasilik Chounou	Greek	Τα όρη του θρήνου^?Ta óri tou thrínou [as by Λόις Μακμάστερ Μπυζόλντ^?Lóis Makmáster Byzólnt Lois Makmaster Byzolnt ]
1998^ⓘTranslated by Георги Стоянов (Georgi Stoyanov)	Bulgarian	Планините на скръбта^?Planinite na skrabta [as by Лоис Макмастър Бюджолд^?Lois Makmastar Byudzhold ]
1998^ⓘTranslated by Bernadette Emerich	French	Les montagnes du deuil
2000^ⓘTranslated by Rita Botter Pierangeli	Italian	Le montagne del dolore
2002^ⓘTranslated by Mihaele Velina and/or Martine Gračanin and/or Vide Lapaine	Croatian	Planine korote
2002^ⓘTranslated by Hana Volejníková	Czech	Smuteční hory^?Smutecni hory Smutechni hory
2004^ⓘTranslated by Венцислав Божилов (Ventsislav Bozhilov)	Bulgarian	Планините на скръбта^?Planinite na skrabta [as by Лоис Макмастър Бюджолд^?Lois Makmastar Byudzhold ]

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
3	1989 Analog	Best Novella/Novelette
Win	1990 SF Chronicle	Novella
1	1990 Hugo	Best Novella
Win	1990 Nebula	Novella
4	1990 Locus	Best Novella
11 ^ⓘ29 votes.	2012 Locus Online	20th Century Novella

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Analog Science Fiction and Fact, May 1989	1989-05-00	ed. Stanley Schmidt	Davis Publications	ISSN: 0161-2328	$2.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	196	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Alan Gutierrez
Borders of Infinity	1989-10-00	Lois McMaster Bujold	Baen Books	0-671-69841-9	$3.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	311	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Gary Ruddell
Borders of Infinity	1989-11-00	Lois McMaster Bujold	The Easton Press (Signed First Editions of Science Fiction #16)	106-016		xii+ 311	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Borders of Infinity	1989-12-00	Lois McMaster Bujold	Baen Books	0-671-69841-9	$3.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	311	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Gary Ruddell
Vorkosigan's Game	1990-09-00	Lois McMaster Bujold	GuildAmerica Books / SFBC	17469	$9.98^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	484	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Dean Morrissey
Nebula Awards 25	1991-04-00	ed. Michael Bishop	Harcourt Brace Jovanovich	0-15-164933-2	$24.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xv+ 346	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Vaughn Andrews
Nebula Awards 25	1991-04-00	ed. Michael Bishop	Harcourt Brace Jovanovich	0-15-665473-3	$14.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xv+ 346	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth	Vaughn Andrews
Borders of Infinity	1991-10-00	Lois McMaster Bujold	Baen Books	0-671-72093-7	$4.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	311	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Gary Ruddell
Borders of Infinity	1992-12-00	Lois McMaster Bujold	Pan Books	0-330-32221-4	£4.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	311	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Keith Scaife
Science Fiction almanah Monolit knjiga 8	1993-00-00	ed. Boban Knežević^?Boban Knezevic	Flamarion (Monolit #8)			544	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth	D. Bob Živković^?D. Bob Zivkovic D. Bob Zhivkovich
Nebula Award-Winning Novellas	1994-00-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg	Barnes & Noble Books	1-56619-590-X	$8.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xiii+ 590	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth	Digital Art
The New Hugo Winners, Volume III	1994-05-00	ed. Connie Willis	Baen Books	0-671-87604-X	$5.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	456	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	anth	Bob Eggleton
無限の境界^?Mugen no Kyōkai Mugen no Kyoukai	1994-07-00	ロイス・マクマスター・ビジョルド^?Roisu Makumasutā Bijorudo	東京創元社^?Tōkyō Sōgensha Tokyo Sogensha ( 創元SF文庫^?Sōgen SF Bunko Sōgen Esu Efu Bunko Sougen SF Bunko Sougen Esu Efu Bunko Sogen SF Bunko Sogen Esu Efu Bunko )	4-488-69804-2	¥994^?¥: Japanese yen. ISO code: JPY	457	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	浅田隆^?Takashi Asada
The New Hugo Winners, Volume III	1994-08-00	ed. Connie Willis	Baen Books / SFBC	03710	$8.98^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	456	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Bob Eggleton
Grenzen der Unendlichkeit	1996-00-00	Lois McMaster Bujold	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #5452)	3-453-10915-5	DM 14.90^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	366	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Michael Hasted
Nebula Award-Winning Novellas	1996-00-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg	Barnes & Noble Books	0-7607-0296-9		xiii+ 590	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth
Dreamweaver's Dilemma	1996-02-00	Lois McMaster Bujold	NESFA Press	0-915368-66-8	$19.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xiv+ 250	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Bob Eggleton
Dreamweaver's Dilemma	1996-02-00	Lois McMaster Bujold	NESFA Press	0-915368-75-7	$30.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xiv+ 250	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Bob Eggleton
Borders of Infinity	1996-04-00	Lois McMaster Bujold	Baen Books	0-671-72093-7	$5.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	311	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Gary Ruddell
Dreamweaver's Dilemma	1997-00-00	Lois McMaster Bujold	NESFA Press	0-915368-53-6	$12.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	252	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll
Τα όρη του θρήνου^?Ta óri tou thrínou	1997-04-00	Λόις Μακμάστερ Μπυζόλντ^?Lóis Makmáster Byzólnt Lois Makmaster Byzolnt	Παρά πέντε^?Para pente (IN ORBIT #16)	0-00-695147-3		120	unknown^?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.	chap
Young Miles	1997-06-00	Lois McMaster Bujold	Baen Books	0-671-87787-9	$22.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	586	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Gary Ruddell
Young Miles	1997-06-00	Lois McMaster Bujold	Baen Books	0-671-87782-8	$15.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	584	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni	Gary Ruddell
Границите на безкрая^?Granitsite na bezkraya	1998-00-00	Лоис Макмастър Бюджолд^?Lois Makmastar Byudzhold	Бард^?Bard ( Избрана световна фантастика^?Izbrana svetovna fantastika #51)	954585		256	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Gary Ruddell
Les frontières de l'infini	1998-10-23	Lois McMaster Bujold	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #5001)	2-290-05001-6		317	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Philippe Jozelon
Borders of Infinity	1999-09-00	Lois McMaster Bujold	Baen Books	0-671-57829-4	$1.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	311	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Gary Ruddell
Borders of Infinity	2000-00-00	Lois McMaster Bujold	The Reader's Chair	1-885585-06-3			audio cassette^?Cassette tape	coll
Borders of Infinity	2000-00-00	Lois McMaster Bujold	The Reader's Chair	1-885585-09-8			audio CD^?Compact disc with standard audio tracks	coll
Dreamweaver's Dilemma	2000-05-00	Lois McMaster Bujold	NESFA Press	0-915368-53-6	$12.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xiv+ 250	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Bob Eggleton
Borders of Infinity	2000-07-00	Lois McMaster Bujold	Baen Books	0-671-72093-7	$6.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	311+ [3]	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Gary Ruddell
Alle frontiere dell'ignoto «L'eroe dei Vor»	2000-11-00	Lois McMaster Bujold	Editrice Nord (Cosmo Serie Oro. Classici della Narrativa di Fantascienza #188)	88-429-1159-3	Lit 24,000^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	340	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	David B. Mattingly
Granice Vječnosti^?Granice Vjecnosti	2002-00-00	Lois McMaster Bujold	Algoritam	953-6450-57-7	kn 54.99^?kn: Croatian kuna. ISO code: HRK in 1994-2023	320	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Esad T. Ribić^?Esad T. Ribic
Hranice nekonečna^?Hranice nekonecna	2002-00-00	Lois McMaster Bujold	Laser	80-7197-144-8	Kč 199^?Kč: Czech koruna (crown). ISO code: CZK	334	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Martina Pilcerova
Les frontières de l'infini^?Les frontieres de l'infini	2002-04-01	Lois McMaster Bujold	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #5001)	2-290-31903-1		317	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Caza
Young Miles	2003-07-00	Lois McMaster Bujold	Baen Books	0-7434-3616-4	$7.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	838+ [4]	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni	Larry Dixon
Границите на безкрая^?Granitsite na bezkraya	2004-02-00	Лоис Макмастър Бюджолд^?Lois Makmastar Byudzhold	Бард^?Bard ( Избрана световна фантастика^?Izbrana svetovna fantastika #51)	954585		256	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Gary Ruddell
Наемниците на Дендарии^?Naemnitsite na dendarii	2004-05-10	Лоис Макмастър Бюджолд^?Lois Makmastar Byudzhold	Бард^?Bard ( Избрана световна фантастика^?Izbrana svetovna fantastika #112)	954-585-534-7	Lev 7.99^?Lev: Bulgarian lev. ISO codes: BGJ in 1881-1952, BGK in 1952-1962, BGL in 1962-1999, BGN since 1999	448	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni	Nicholas Jainschigg
Der junge Miles	2005-00-00	Lois McMaster Bujold	Heyne	3-453-52014-9	€8.95^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR	798	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni	Jim Burns
Borders of Infinity	2007-05-00	Lois McMaster Bujold	NESFA Press	1-886778-59-0	$25.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	287	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	David Deen
Dreamweaver's Dilemma	2007-05-00	Lois McMaster Bujold	NESFA Press	978-0-915368-53-2	$12.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xiv+ 250	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Bob Eggleton
Young Miles	2010-02-00	Lois McMaster Bujold	Baen Books	978-0-7434-3616-8	$7.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	838	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni	Gary Ruddell
Borders of Infinity	2010-05-01	Lois McMaster Bujold	Blackstone Audio	978-1-4332-3209-1	$29.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		audio MP3 CD^?Compact disc with mp3-encoded audio tracks	coll
Borders of Infinity	2010-05-01	Lois McMaster Bujold	Blackstone Audio	978-1-4332-3206-0	$100.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		audio CD^?Compact disc with standard audio tracks	coll
Borders of Infinity	2010-06-02	Lois McMaster Bujold	Blackstone Audio		$18.17^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	coll
Borders of Infinity	2010-07-01	Lois McMaster Bujold	Playaway Digital Audio	978-1-4417-5048-8			digital audio player^?Player with a pre-loaded digital file of the audiobook	coll
The Cryoburn Disk	2010-10-00	uncredited	Baen Books (Baen CD-ROM Library #24)		$0.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		other^?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.	omni
Young Miles	2010-10-00	Lois McMaster Bujold	Baen Books		$0.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		other^?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes.	omni
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction	2011-06-00	ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman	Wildside Press	978-1-4344-3079-3	$49.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	991	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	anth
Borders of Infinity	2011-10-31	Lois McMaster Bujold	Spectrum Literary Agency		$6.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction	2011-12-20	ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman	Wildside Press	978-1-4344-4035-8	$39.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth
Borders of Infinity	2012-05-01	Lois McMaster Bujold	Blackstone Audio	978-1-4332-3208-4	$29.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		audio CD^?Compact disc with standard audio tracks	coll
Dreamweaver's Dilemma	2012-07-00	Lois McMaster Bujold	NESFA Press	978-0-915368-53-2	$12.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xiv+ 250	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Bob Eggleton
The Mountains of Mourning	2014-01-24	Lois McMaster Bujold	Phoenix Pick	978-1-61242-185-8	$5.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	95	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	chap
The Mountains of Mourning	2014-01-24	Lois McMaster Bujold	Phoenix Pick	978-1-64973-039-8	$19.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	102	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	chap
Borders of Infinity	2017-01-00	Lois McMaster Bujold	Baen Books	978-1-4767-8193-8	$16.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	233	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Paul Youll
Dreamweaver's Dilemma	2022-03-00	Lois McMaster Bujold	NESFA Press	978-0-915368-53-2	$12.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	xiv+ 250	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Bob Eggleton
Unrivaled: Four Groundbreaking Hugo & Nebula Winning Stories	2023-06-20	ed. Lois McMaster Bujold, Joe Haldeman, Nancy Kress, Mike Resnick	CAEZIK SF & Fantasy	978-1-64710-065-0	$29.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	348	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Borders of Infinity	date unknown	Lois McMaster Bujold	Spectrum Literary Agency				ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
The Mountains of Mourning	date unknown	Lois McMaster Bujold	Baen Books (Baen Free Library)		$0.00^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	chap

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Reviews

Review by Glen Engel-Cox (1998) in First Impressions, Installment Forty-One