A six-year-old shiplost girl draws the kin Jurald family of Vilnoc into complex dilemmas, and sorcerer Learned Penric and his Temple demon Desdemona into conflictâwith each other. It will take all of Penricâs wits, his wife Nikysâs wisdom, and the hand of the fifth godâs strangest saint to untangle the threads of their future.
The internal chronological order of the Penric & Desdemona tales is presently:
âPenricâs Demonâ
âPenric and the Shamanâ
âPenricâs Foxâ
âMasquerade in Lodiâ
âPenricâs Missionâ
âMiraâs Last Danceâ
âThe Prisoner of Limnosâ
âThe Orphans of Raspayâ
âThe Physicians of Vilnocâ The Assassins of Thasalon
âKnot of Shadowsâ
âDemon Daughterâ
âA superb craftsman and stylist, Ms. Bujold is well on her way to becoming one of the great voices of speculative fiction.â
- Rave Reviews
âBujold has a gift.â
- Chicago Sun Times
âBest-selling author Bujold follows her Hugo-nominated âPenric and the Shamanâ (2017) with another adventure featuring the sorcerer Penric and his resident 200-year-old chaos demon, Desdemona. ... Series fans will be delighted with this tale, which begs for continuation.â
- Booklist on âPenric's Missionâ
"Bujold follows 'Penric's Demon' with another brief tale set in her World of the Five Gods, this time combining supernatural sleuthing with finely drawn characters and a panoply of emotions... This is a wonderful expansion of her World of the Five Gods."
- Publisher's Weekly *Starred Review* on "Penric and the Shaman"
"Series fans and fantasy readers who seek well-drawn characters will love this tale."
- Publisher's Weekly on "Mira's Last Dance"
"Bujold's delightful latest tale of Penric ... is another winner in Bujold's already strong series."
- Publisher's Weekly *Starred Review* on "The Prisoner of Limnos"
A six-year-old shiplost girl draws the kin Jurald family of Vilnoc into complex dilemmas, and sorcerer Learned Penric and his Temple demon Desdemona into conflictâwith each other. It will take all of Penricâs wits, his wife Nikysâs wisdom, and the hand of the fifth godâs strangest saint to untangle the threads of their future.
The internal chronological order of the Penric & Desdemona tales is presently:
âPenricâs Demonâ
âPenric and the Shamanâ
âPenricâs Foxâ
âMasquerade in Lodiâ
âPenricâs Missionâ
âMiraâs Last Danceâ
âThe Prisoner of Limnosâ
âThe Orphans of Raspayâ
âThe Physicians of Vilnocâ The Assassins of Thasalon
âKnot of Shadowsâ
âDemon Daughterâ
âA superb craftsman and stylist, Ms. Bujold is well on her way to becoming one of the great voices of speculative fiction.â
- Rave Reviews
âBujold has a gift.â
- Chicago Sun Times
âBest-selling author Bujold follows her Hugo-nominated âPenric and the Shamanâ (2017) with another adventure featuring the sorcerer Penric and his resident 200-year-old chaos demon, Desdemona. ... Series fans will be delighted with this tale, which begs for continuation.â
- Booklist on âPenric's Missionâ
"Bujold follows 'Penric's Demon' with another brief tale set in her World of the Five Gods, this time combining supernatural sleuthing with finely drawn characters and a panoply of emotions... This is a wonderful expansion of her World of the Five Gods."
- Publisher's Weekly *Starred Review* on "Penric and the Shaman"
"Series fans and fantasy readers who seek well-drawn characters will love this tale."
- Publisher's Weekly on "Mira's Last Dance"
"Bujold's delightful latest tale of Penric ... is another winner in Bujold's already strong series."
- Publisher's Weekly *Starred Review* on "The Prisoner of Limnos"