Penric's Fox (Penric and Desdemona Series #3)

by Lois McMaster Bujold

Overview

Some eight months after the events of "Penric and the Shaman", Learned Penric, sorcerer and scholar, travels to Easthome, the capital of the Weald.  There he again meets his friends Shaman Inglis and Locator Oswyl.  When the body of a sorceress is found in the woods, Oswyl draws him into another investigation; they must all work together to uncover a mystery mixing magic, murder and the strange realities of Temple demons.

"Penric and the Shaman" was a 2017 Hugo Award nominee in the novella category.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940158732539
Publisher:	Spectrum Literary Agency, Inc.
Publication date:	08/08/2017
Series:	Penric and Desdemona Series , #3
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	54,846
File size:	395 KB

About the Author

Lois McMaster Bujold was born in 1949, the daughter of an engineering professor at Ohio State University, from whom she picked up her early interest in science fiction.  She now lives in Minneapolis, and has two grown children.  She began writing with the aim of professional publication in 1982.  She wrote three novels in three years; in October of 1985, all three sold to Baen Books, launching her career. Bujold went on to write many other books for Baen, mostly featuring her popular character Miles Naismith Vorkosigan, his family, friends, and enemies.  Her books have been translated into over twenty languages.  Her fantasy from Eos includes the award-winning Chalion series and the Sharing Knife series. In 2020, Bujold received the Damon Knight Grand Master Memorial Award from the Science Fiction Writers of America. www.dendarii.com

Editorial Reviews

"Bujold couldn't characterize badly if threatened with a firing squad, and what really keeps one turning the pages is the fascinating cast of characters." (re PALADIN OF SOULS)

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"Bujold is not just a master of plot, she is a master of emotion."

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"... richly detailed world building."

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