Penric'S Travels (World Of The Five Gods, 5)

Tales Of A New Fantasy Hero From Lois Mcmaster Bujold, Together For The First Time! Includes Penrics Mission, Miras Last Dance, And The Prisoner Of Limnos. Penric Does It His Way! Followup To Collection Penric'S Progress.Penrics Missionlearned Penric, A Sorcerer And Divine Of The Bastards Order, Has Faced Danger And Intrigue Many Times Before. Now, He Finds Himself On His First Covert Diplomatic Mission. Penric Must Travel Across The Sea To Cedonia In An Attempt To Secure The Services Of The Cedonian General Arisaydia For The Duke Of Adria. But Nothing Is As It Seems. No Sooner Than He Has Arrived, Penric Finds Himself Tossed Into A Dungeon. If Penric Is To Survive, Hell Have To Navigate Treacherous Politicsand His Own Feelings For The Young Widowed Sister Of The General.Miras Last Dancepenric, Suffering From Injuries Attained While Escaping From The Cedonian Dungeon In Which He Was Imprisoned, Must Now Guide 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.The Prisoner Of Limnospenric And Nikys Have Reached Safety In The Duchy Of Orbas When A Secret Letter From A Friend Brings Frightening News: Nikys'S Mother Has Been Taken Hostage By Her Brother'S Enemies At The Cedonian Imperial Court And Confined In A Precarious Island Sanctuary.Now, Nikys, Penric, And Desdemona Must Infiltrate The Hostile Country Once More, Finding Along The Way That Family Relationships Can Be As Unexpectedly Challenging As Any Rescue Scheme.Praise For The Penric & Desdemona Series:Lord Penric, Pen To His Friends And Penric To Others, Is A Fabulous Character. He'S Got A Serious Problem; He'S Never Been Trained To Handle So He'S Doing The Best He Can. This Ruffles The Feathers Or Exasperates The Other Characters That He Comes In Contact With Throughout The Story. There'S Tension, Danger, Humor, And Some Interesting Insights Into Various Human Traits. Sfrevuanother Thoroughly Engaging Entry In The Penric And Desdemona Series. There Are Some Truly Interesting New Characters, A Medical Mystery To Be Solved, Lots Of Great Dialogue, And Some Philosophical Issues To Think About When You Finish The Story. What Could Be Better? Sfrevuan Engaging Revisitation Of The World Of The Five Gods. Another Felicitous Combination Of Formerly Told Tales, Again Meshing Masterfully (Mistressfully?) Seattle Book Review[F]Illed With A Satisfying Blend Of Strong Characters And Wry Humor. Publishers Weeklyfans Of Fantasy With Clever, Innocent Underdog Characters Will Root For Penric To Beat The Odds And Hope To Visit Him And His Demon Again. Booklistbujolds Fans Will Be Delighted With This Latest Adventure Featuring Penric And His Resident Demon. Booklistbujold Continues To Expand Her Five Gods World, Reviving Familiar Faces Along The Way. The Fascinating Relationship Between Penric And Desdemona Is Especially Fun. Library Journalbujold'S Many Faithful Readers Will Delight In This Engaging Blend Of Mystery And Magic. Library Journalchanging Points Of View Make Earlier Chapters A Little Challenging, But Strong Secondary Characters And Bujold'S Amazing Worldbuilding Will Please Readers Of This Swiftpaced Series. Library Journalfast Action And Dialog Create A Humorous And Satisfying Story That Shows The Intriguing Connection Between Sorcerer And Demon. Kristi Chadwick, Massachusetts Library Systembujold'S Nuanced Writing Vividly Shows The Unique Relationship Between Penric And Desdemona And Their Journey That Continues To Grow In Actionfilled Ways. Library Journalbujold'S Fans Will Appreciate This Novella, Which Returns To He