My Goodreads review: Penric's Fox

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Penric's Fox by Lois McMaster Bujold

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This direct sequel to Penric and the Shaman offers a straight-up murder investigation as filtered through both sorcerous & shamanic magics. There's a good bit of well-written action, and readers learn exactly what a chaos demon can do to an enemy when its sorcerer's life is on the line.

For those interested in Bujold's very logical working-through of magic / religion in her Five Gods "universe," this contains quite a bit of new information. For those who enjoy Penric's increasingly complicated relationship with his demon Desdemona, maybe not so much. However, readers should keep in mind that this novella comes BEFORE the Penric's Mission story arc, so the limited interaction may make sense.

Any new Penric novella is good news for Bujold fans, and this one is no exception. To me, however, it seemed a bit simpler and shorter than most of the previous offerings.

This series remains a "must buy" for me.



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