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Title details for Penric and the Shaman by Lois McMaster Bujold - Available

Penric and the Shaman

A Fantasy Novella in the World of the Five Gods

#2 in series

by Lois McMaster Bujold
Grover Gardner
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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.

Bujold delivers an astonishing tale that is not soon forgotten.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Penric & Desdemona

  • Publisher

  • Awards

  • Release date

    December 6, 2016

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781441731456
      • File size: 130961 KB
      • Duration: 04:32:50

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from December 5, 2016
      Bujold follows Penric’s Demon with another brief tale set in her World of the Five Gods, this time combining supernatural sleuthing with finely drawn characters and a panoply of emotions. Four years after the events of the previous novella, Penric is now a learned divine in addition to having previously become a temple sorcerer. Senior Locator Oswyl of the Father’s Order has come to Martensbridge in pursuit of Inglis kin Wolfcliffs, a murder suspect who is also one of the Wealdean royal shamans. Oswyl believes that Penric’s demon (and therefore Penric himself) will be immune to the magically persuasive powers of the shaman. Accompanied by some guardsmen, the pair set off into the hinterlands in pursuit of Inglis, only to find that catching him is the simplest part of their adventure. When Great Beasts, demons, and gods take part in the affairs of mortals, nothing is as it appears. Bujold makes Inglis’s grief and guilt palpable but lightens the mood with Penric’s droll humor. This is a wonderful expansion of her World of the Five Gods.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator Grover Gardner's wiry, rough tones evoke the stark mountain wilderness and grueling hardships in the world of the Five Gods. Penric, sorcerer, scholar, and divine of the Bastard's Order is sent on a quest to track a runaway shaman. Gardner's inflection, while brusque, belies a tenderness that lends humanity to hardened characters. The story also focuses on the travels of the shaman, Inglis, and Gardner's command of the narrative helps listeners stay invested in the overlapping tales. While the story may be harder to follow for those unfamiliar with the World of the Five Gods, listeners will enjoy Penric's resilience and humor, Bujold's world-building, and Gardner's delivery. K.S.B. © AudioFile 2017, Portland, Maine

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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