“The Prisoner of Limnos”: a Penric & Desdemona novella in the World of the Five Gods. Book 6.

In this sequel novella to "Mira's Last Dance", Temple sorcerer Penric and the widow 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.

Their own romance still unresolved, Nikys, Penric, and of course Desdemona must infiltrate the hostile country once more, finding along the way that family relationships can be as unexpectedly challenging as any rescue scheme.

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From the Author

The internal chronological order of the Penric tales is presently:

"Penric's Demon"
"Penric and the Shaman"
"Penric's Fox"
"Masquerade in Lodi"
"Penric's Mission"
"Mira's Last Dance"
"The Prisoner of Limnos"
"The Orphans of Raspay"
"The Physicians of Vilnoc"

The six first-published of these have been collected in two Baen Books paper editions, Penric's Progress , containing Demon, Shaman, and Fox, and Penric's Travels , containing Mission, Mira, and Limnos.

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In this sequel novella to Mira's Last Dance, Temple sorcerer Penric and the widow 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.Their own romance still unresolved, Nikys, Penric, and of course Desdemona must infiltrate the hostile country once more, finding along the way that family relationships can be as unexpectedly challenging as any rescue scheme.

About the Author

Lois McMaster Bujold is one of the most honored writers of science fiction and fantasy, having won six Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards. In 2011 she received the Skylark Award for her significant contribution to science fiction, and in 2017 the Vorkosigan saga received the Hugo Award for Best Series.