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Penric's Intrigues releases this week
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lois_mcmaster_bujold_feedPenric's Intrigues, the 4th Pen & Des collection on paper from Baen Books, should be reaching stores this week, or maybe a bit earlier -- Uncle Hugo's Science Fiction Bookstore and Dreamhaven Books & Comics here in Minneapolis have theirs already, signed.
I don't know how widely distributed this one is going to be, but in any case your favorite local bricks 'n mortar bookstore should be able to order it via their usual channels on request, if it hasn't popped up on its own.
The online booksellers will start shipping it Tuesday, which means you can hit that order button most any time now.
It contains the novel-length The Assassins of Thasalon, and the novella "Knot of Shadows".
All three of the prior volumes remain available in hardcover, and can be ordered. (Some of the paperbacks are sold out.) To recap:
Penric's Progress, containing "Penric's Demon", "Penric and the Shaman", and "Penric's Fox".
Penric's Travels, containing "Penric's Mission", "Mira's Last Dance", and "The Prisoner of Limnos".
Penric's Labors, containing "Masquerade in Lodi", "The Orphans of Raspay", and "The Physicians of Vilnoc".
A week or so ago I recorded an hour-long interview for the Baen Free Radio Hour podcast in support of the new release; I'll link it here when it goes live.
Ta, L.
posted by Lois McMaster Bujold on May, 03
I don't know how widely distributed this one is going to be, but in any case your favorite local bricks 'n mortar bookstore should be able to order it via their usual channels on request, if it hasn't popped up on its own.
The online booksellers will start shipping it Tuesday, which means you can hit that order button most any time now.
It contains the novel-length The Assassins of Thasalon, and the novella "Knot of Shadows".
All three of the prior volumes remain available in hardcover, and can be ordered. (Some of the paperbacks are sold out.) To recap:
Penric's Progress, containing "Penric's Demon", "Penric and the Shaman", and "Penric's Fox".
Penric's Travels, containing "Penric's Mission", "Mira's Last Dance", and "The Prisoner of Limnos".
Penric's Labors, containing "Masquerade in Lodi", "The Orphans of Raspay", and "The Physicians of Vilnoc".
A week or so ago I recorded an hour-long interview for the Baen Free Radio Hour podcast in support of the new release; I'll link it here when it goes live.
Ta, L.
posted by Lois McMaster Bujold on May, 03
Darksight Dare spoiler discussion space
Apr. 25th, 2026 09:57 amlois_mcmaster_bujold_feedAs is my usual custom, this is to supply a discussion space in the comments for readers who have already read the new Pen & Des novella to talk about it with each other, without having to worry about spoilers for those not yet caught up. (Because it's hard to have a substantive discussion about a book without spoilers.)
In a nice piece of serendipity, this podcast discussion of specifically the Penric & Desdemona series surfaced this week on the podcast series The Incomparable Mothership:
https://www.theincomparable.com/thein...
Enjoy! L,
posted by Lois McMaster Bujold on April, 25
In a nice piece of serendipity, this podcast discussion of specifically the Penric & Desdemona series surfaced this week on the podcast series The Incomparable Mothership:
https://www.theincomparable.com/thein...
Enjoy! L,
posted by Lois McMaster Bujold on April, 25
Darksight Dare uploaded today!
Apr. 23rd, 2026 12:32 pmlois_mcmaster_bujold_feedThe new Penric & Desdemona novella has just been uploaded on our five vendor platforms. It will take up to three days for some to show up on their vendor pages; I'll provide links as they emerge. This round, Kindle is first out of the gate:
Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX2TBF7L
Nook: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dark...
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/dark...
Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/us/book/darks...
Google Play books: https://play.google.com/store/books/d...
To recap the description,
"Penric takes a chance…
Two intractable problems are brought to the door of sorcerer Learned Penric of Vilnoc and his Temple demon Desdemona. Cinar Camurat, a mutilated Cedonian cavalry captain, has traveled two thousand sea miles to Penric for aid. Iva of Bita, a secret hedge sorceress, lies dying in her Orban hill village, and wants no aid at all.
Penric and Desdemona know well the hazards of medicine and magic, but their greatest puzzle may lodge in the tangle of hopes and fears in human and demonic hearts."
As always, about the only push these indie e-novellas get from me are these blog posts, so any mention or reviews of my stories out and about on the Net and elsewhere by readers are much appreciated.
I just recently reposted the updated Bujold reading-order guide, to help out those welcome new readers daunted by the wall o' books: https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog... Do please pass the link along.
Onwards, L.
posted by Lois McMaster Bujold on April, 24
Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX2TBF7L
Nook: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dark...
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/dark...
Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/us/book/darks...
Google Play books: https://play.google.com/store/books/d...
To recap the description,
"Penric takes a chance…
Two intractable problems are brought to the door of sorcerer Learned Penric of Vilnoc and his Temple demon Desdemona. Cinar Camurat, a mutilated Cedonian cavalry captain, has traveled two thousand sea miles to Penric for aid. Iva of Bita, a secret hedge sorceress, lies dying in her Orban hill village, and wants no aid at all.
Penric and Desdemona know well the hazards of medicine and magic, but their greatest puzzle may lodge in the tangle of hopes and fears in human and demonic hearts."
As always, about the only push these indie e-novellas get from me are these blog posts, so any mention or reviews of my stories out and about on the Net and elsewhere by readers are much appreciated.
I just recently reposted the updated Bujold reading-order guide, to help out those welcome new readers daunted by the wall o' books: https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog... Do please pass the link along.
Onwards, L.
posted by Lois McMaster Bujold on April, 24