Penric's Demon
On his way to his betrothal, young Lord Penric comes upon a riding accident with an elderly lady on the ground, her maidservant and guardsmen distraught. As he approaches to help, he discovers that the lady is a Temple divine, servant to the five gods of this world. Her avowed god is The Bastard,...
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On his way to his betrothal, young Lord Penric comes upon a riding accident with an elderly lady on the ground, her maidservant and guardsmen distraught. As he approaches to help, he discovers that the lady 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", and with her dying breath she bequeaths her mysterious powers to Penric. From that moment on, Penric's life is irreversibly changed, and his life is in danger from those who envy or fear him.
Set in the fantasy world of the author's acclaimed novels THE CURSE OF CHALION, PALADIN OF SOULS and THE HALLOWED HUNT, this novella has the depth of characterization and emotional complexity that distinguishes all Bujold's work.
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Format: Kindle Edition
ASIN: B0114LJ3BU
Publish date: 2015-07-06
Publisher: Spectrum Literary Agency, Inc.
Pages no: 109
Edition language: English
Series: Penric & Desdemona (#1)
Penric's Demon by Lois McMaster Bujold Wow, I hadn't realized just how much I missed Bujold. If you're familiar with Lois McMaster Bujold, you probably know her through her iconic Vorkosigan Saga and may not even be aware of her high fantasy series. While the style, worldbuilding, and characters a...
After a string of DNFs, this little gem was a pleasure to read. Set in a fantasy world, it tells a story of a young naive man Penric, a nineteen-year-old lordling from an impoverished noble family, accidentally acquiring a demon. For those unfamiliar with Bujold’s fantasy realm, a note of explanatio...
Oh, I liked this one. It a novella set in the world of her Chalion series. In this one a young man named Pen is on his way to his wedding and, through a series of unfortunate events, finds himself possessed of a Demon. If you are familiar with this world & its religious mythology and especiall...
I do like this world that Bujold has created. This was a cute addition to it.
Pen is *super charming*, hitting that sweet spot of new and kind of dumb, but quick on the uptake and genuinely kind. Desdemona is wonderful, and I loved her. I would love whole BOOKS about them, but this novella was well-structured, and despite the short length, I didn't feel like things weren't ti...
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