A six-year-old shiplost girl draws the kin Jurald family of Vilnoc into complex dilemmas, and sorcerer Learned Penric and his Temple demon Desdemona into conflictwith each other. It will take all of Penrics wits, his wife Nikyss wisdom, and the hand of the fifth gods strangest saint to untangle the threads of their future.

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
Demon Daughter

A superb craftsman and stylist, Ms. Bujold is well on her way to becoming one of the great voices of speculative fiction.
- Rave Reviews

Bujold has a gift.
- Chicago Sun Times

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

"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... This is a wonderful expansion of her World of the Five Gods."
- Publisher's Weekly Starred Review on "Penric and the Shaman"

"Series fans and fantasy readers who seek well-drawn characters will love this tale."
- Publisher's Weekly on "Mira's Last Dance"

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