His god, Bastard, the deity of chaos and chance, has other ideas. He is a peaceful man, an inquisitive scholar who wants nothing more than do his research, read as many books as he could find, and spend time with his family. Penric always gets in trouble because he is helping someone else. I love Penric and I admire Desdemona, but looking back on all Penric’s perilous adventures, including this one, all the books in the series adhere to a prevalent thread.

I’ve already said it all in my other reviews. It is hard for me to write a review for this particular book, as almost everything I’d like to say about the protagonists – the sorcerer Penric and his demon Desdemona – could be applied to the other stories of the series. I am now anticipating the hardcover edition of the recent story Knot of Shadows. Bujold has not abandoned Penric and Desdemona, as I had once feared. This time I read my new hardback edition. Just re-read, and my rating as well as my love for the book remains unchanged. However, I hope the White God has more plans for his good servant Penric and that Bujold will keep us informed.ĮTA 18 July 2022. Indeed, Bujold brought the larger story arc that started with Penric’s Mission to such a lovely end that I was seized with the fear that this could be the last Penric book. There was nice cameos from the girls who were The Orphans of Raspay and I especially enjoyed Penric's encounter with the general from Mira's Last Dance. I was happy to meet up again with Lady Tanar and her loyal right-hand man Bosha, who were last seen in The Prisoner of Limnos. This book answered a number of 'what ever happened to' questions from several earlier books. This book was wonderful, as all the previous Penric & Desdemona stories have been.

Penric’s Demon by Lois McMaster Bujold