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Penric's Intrigues

by Lois McMaster Bujold

Two Penric and Desdemona mysteries

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Two Penric and Desdemona mysteries

This collection pairs two entries in Lois McMaster Bujold’s Penric & Desdemona fantasy series: the short novel “The Assassins of Thasalon” and the novella “Knot of Shadows.” In the first, an attack on General Arisaydia draws sorcerer Penric and his Temple demon into Cedonian imperial politics, alongside allies both new and familiar. The second begins with a puzzling discovery in Vilnoc harbor and follows Penric and Desdemona into an investigation that reaches beyond the city’s immediate questions. Together, the stories bring political intrigue and uncanny mysteries into the same series setting, with Penric’s service to his god and his work as a sorcerer linking the two.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For readers following the Penric & Desdemona series.
  • For fantasy readers interested in sorcerers, demons, political intrigue, and uncanny investigations.

Themes

Sorcery and demonsPolitical intrigueMystery and investigationDuty and divine service

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Book overview

TWO OF PENRIC'S MOST INTRIGUING TALES--A SHORT NOVEL AND NOVELLA, COLLECTED TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME

From Lois McMaster Bujold come the latest entries in the fan favorite fantasy series, Penric & Desdemona. With a brand new introduction from the Science Fiction Grand Master herself, this collection is a must have for fans!

The Assassins of Thasalon, the short novel

An unholy attack upon his brother-in-law, General Arisaydia, pitches sorcerer Learned Penric and his Temple demon Desdemona headlong into the snake-pit of Cedonian imperial politics. But they will not travel alone. The mission from his god brings Penric some of his strangest new allies yet, and the return of some of his most valued old ones.

Knot of Shadows, the novella

When a corpse is found floating face-down in Vilnoc harbor that is not quite as dead as it seems, Temple sorcerer Penric and his chaos demon Desdemona are drawn into the uncanny investigation. Pen's keen questions will take him across the city of Vilnoc, and into far more profound mysteries, as his search for truths interlaces with tragedy.
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