Dust jacket illustration by Lauren St. Onge
In this sequel to the novella Penric’s Mission, the injured Penric, a Temple sorcerer and learned divine, tries to guide the betrayed General Arisaydia and his widowed sister Nikys across the last hundred miles of hostile Cedonia to safety in the Duchy of Orbas. In the town of Sosie the fugitive party encounters unexpected delays, and even more unexpected opportunities and hazards, as the courtesan Mira of Adria, one of the ten dead women whose imprints make up the personality of the chaos demon Desdemona, comes to the fore with her own special expertise.
Limited: 450 signed numbered hardcover copies
Trade: Fully cloth bound hardcover copies
From Publishers Weekly:
“While Bujold’s entire series has contemplated gender identity issues, this is the first time that one of the female personalities of Penric’s demon has come fully to the fore. Bujold uses this transformation to help her characters glow and concludes this segment with the promise of more to come. Series fans and fantasy readers who seek well-drawn characters will love this tale.”
From Booklist:
“Series fans will be delighted with this new Pen and Des adventure.”
- artists_list:
- Lauren St. Onge
- authors_list:
- Lois McMaster Bujold
- binding:
- Hardcover
- book_case:
- None
- book_edition:
- Deluxe Hardcover
- book_length:
- 160 pages
- book_type:
- Novella
- country_of_manufacturer:
- United States
- isbn:
- 978-1-59606-854-4
- is_subpress:
- Yes
- print_status:
- Out of Print
- year:
- 2018
