Lois McMaster, Bujold. Penric and Desdemona (Publication order). #bk. 9

Read by Grover Gardner

Bastard's Eve is a night of celebration for most residents in the canal city of Lodi-but not for sorcerer Learned Penric and his Temple demon Desdemona, who find themselves caught up in the affairs of a shiplost madman, a dangerous ascendant demon, and a very unexpected saint of the fifth god. This novella falls between "Penric's Fox" and "Penric's Mission" in the internal chronology of the Penric & Desdemona tales. "Delightful…Another winner in Bujold's already strong series." "Bujold couldn't characterize badly if threatened with a firing squad."

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