When a corpse is found floating face-down in Vilnoc harbor that is not quite as dead as it seems, Temple sorcerer Penric and his chaos demon Desdemona are drawn into the uncanny investigation. Pens keen questions will take him across the city of Vilnoc, and into far more profound mysteries, as his search for truths interlaces with tragedy.

The internal chronological order of the Penric & Desdemona tales is presently:

Penrics Demon
Penric and the Shaman
Penrics Fox
Masquerade in Lodi
Penrics Mission
Miras Last Dance
The Prisoner of Limnos
The Orphans of Raspay
The Physicians of Vilnoc
The Assassins of Thasalon
Knot of Shadows

Bujolds delightful latest tale of Penric is another winner in Bujolds already strong series.
- Publisher��s Weekly Starred Review on The Prisoner of Limnos

Series fans and fantasy readers who seek well-drawn characters will love this tale.
- Publishers Weekly on Miras Last Dance

Best-selling author Bujold follows her Hugo-nominated Penric and the Shaman (2017) with another adventure featuring the sorcerer Penric and his resident 200-year-old chaos demon, Desdemona. ... Series fans will be delighted with this tale, which begs for continuation.
- Booklist on Penric's Mission

Set in the World of The Five Gods (The Curse of Chalion; Paladin of Souls; The Hallowed Hunt), Bujolds novella takes series fans back to a well-known realm in an exciting new adventure. The varied voices, especially between Pen and Desdemona, add a fun slant to a serious tale."
- Library Journal on Penric and the Shaman

Bujold follows Penrics 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... This is a wonderful expansion of her World of the Five Gods."
- Publishers Weekly Starred Review on Penric and the Shaman

Fans of the Chalion tales will again be drawn in by the intrigue of the religious dynamics, the fantasy aspects of the "magic" and the complexity of character that Bujold is so masterful at creating.
- RT Book Reviews on Penrics Demon