Penric and the Shaman

Hardcover, 216 pages

English language

Published Feb. 28, 2017 by Subterranean.

ISBN:: 978-1-59606-815-5

(1 review)

In this NOVELLA set in The World of the Five Gods and four years after the events in “Penric’s Demon”, Penric is a divine of the Bastard’s Order as well as a sorcerer and scholar, living in the palace where the Princess-Archdivine holds court. His scholarly work is interrupted when the Archdivine agrees to send Penric, in his role as sorcerer, to accompany a “Locator" of the Father’s Order, assigned to capture Inglis, a runaway shaman charged with the murder of his best friend. However, the situation they discover in the mountains is far more complex than expected. Penric’s roles as sorcerer, strategist, and counselor are all called upon before the end.

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4 stars

In [b:Penric's Demon|25791216|Penric's Demon (Penric and Desdemona, #1)|Lois McMaster Bujold|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1436108514s/25791216.jpg|45642232] we were introduced to Penric, a young man who, by accident, comes into possession of a demon, Desdemona.

Penric and the Shaman sees Penric and Desdemona a few years later. Penric, now Learned Penric, sorcerer in Princess-Archdivine's court, becomes involved in a murder case.

The relationship between Penric and Des has mellowed a bit. Penric has grown, become more sure of himself, Even if Des makes her voice heard as well, it's really Penric that's the main character, not the combined entity of Penric and Desdemona.

As Penric's Demon, Penric and the Shaman flows beautifully. It tells a complete, compelling story that is straight-forward fantasy; even though you can read some deep meanings into it, it's still mostly an adventure. And you know what? It's an excellent one.

Also, this again reminds me what an excellent writer Lois McMaster Bujold …

In [b:Penric's Demon|25791216|Penric's Demon (Penric and Desdemona, #1)|Lois McMaster Bujold|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1436108514s/25791216.jpg|45642232] we were introduced to Penric, a young man who, by accident, comes into possession of a demon, Desdemona.

Penric and the Shaman sees Penric and Desdemona a few years later. Penric, now Learned Penric, sorcerer in Princess-Archdivine's court, becomes involved in a murder case.

The relationship between Penric and Des has mellowed a bit. Penric has grown, become more sure of himself, Even if Des makes her voice heard as well, it's really Penric that's the main character, not the combined entity of Penric and Desdemona.

As Penric's Demon, Penric and the Shaman flows beautifully. It tells a complete, compelling story that is straight-forward fantasy; even though you can read some deep meanings into it, it's still mostly an adventure. And you know what? It's an excellent one.

Also, this again reminds me what an excellent writer Lois McMaster Bujold is, and how I need to read everything by her. It's been too many years since I last read Vorkosigan novels, and I've completely missed the earlier World of the Five Gods novels.