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Penric's Progress

Penric's Progress

Bujold, Lois McMaster

Hardcover

Series: World of the Five Gods, Book 1

Fantasy

Publisher Price: $25.00

ISBN10: 1982124296
ISBN13: 9781982124298
Publisher: Baen
Published: Jan 7 2020
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.10
Height: 1.10 Width: 6.40 Depth: 9.50
Language: English
MYSTERY AND MAGIC FROM A LEGENDARY MASTER

Footloose nobleman Penric journeys from young lord to sorcerer and scholar in the Bastard's Order--and solves mysteries along the way.

Penric's Demon: On the way to his betrothal, young Lord Penric happens upon a riding accident and stops to help. But the victim is a Temple divine, servant to the five gods of this world. Her avowed god is The Bastard, master of all disasters out of season. As she lies dying, she passes her strange powers to Penric--and changes the course of his life forever.

Penric and the Shaman: Now a divine of the Bastard's Order as well as a sorcerer and scholar, Penric must accompany a Locator of the Father's Order assigned to capture a runaway shaman charged with the murder of his best friend.

Penric's Fox: When Penric--sorcerer, scholar, and divine in the Bastard's Order--travels to Easthome, the capital of the Weald, he once again finds himself embroiled in a mystery. The body of a sorceress has been found in the woods, and it is up to Penric and his friends, Shaman Inglis and Locator Oswyl, to unravel a mystery mixing magic, murder, and the strange realities of Temple demons.

Praise for the Penric & Desdemona series:

Lord Penric, Pen to his friends and Penric to others, is a fabulous character. He's got a serious problem; he's never been trained to handle so he's doing the best he can. This ruffles the feathers or exasperates the other characters that he comes in contact with throughout the story. There's tension, danger, humor, and some interesting insights into various human traits. --SFRevu

Another thoroughly engaging entry in the Penric and Desdemona series. There are some truly interesting new characters, a medical mystery to be solved, lots of great dialogue, and some philosophical issues to think about when you finish the story. What could be better? --SFRevu

An engaging revisitation of the world of the Five Gods. Another felicitous combination of formerly told tales, again meshing masterfully (mistressfully?) --Seattle Book Review

[F]illed with a satisfying blend of strong characters and wry humor. --Publishers Weekly

Fans of fantasy with clever, innocent underdog characters will root for Penric to beat the odds and hope to visit him and his demon again. --Booklist

Bujold's fans will be delighted with this latest adventure featuring Penric and his resident demon. --Booklist

Bujold continues to expand her Five Gods world, reviving familiar faces along the way. The fascinating relationship between Penric and Desdemona is especially fun. --Library Journal

Bujold's many faithful readers will delight in this engaging blend of mystery and magic. --Library Journal

Changing points of view make earlier chapters a little challenging, but strong secondary characters and Bujold's amazing worldbuilding will please readers of this swift-paced series. --Library Journal

Fast action and dialog create a humorous and satisfying story that shows the intriguing connection between sorcerer and demon. --Kristi Chadwick, Massachusetts Library System

Bujold's nuanced writing vividly shows the unique relationship between Penric and Desdemona and their journey that continues to grow in action-filled ways. --Library Journal

Bujold's fans will appreciate this novella, which returns to her World of the Five Gods and beloved maturing characters. --Library Journal

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