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Knot of Shadows

A Penric & Desdemona Novella, Book 11

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Knot of Shadows

By: Lois McMaster Bujold
Narrated by: Grover Gardner
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When a corpse found floating face-down in Vilnoc harbor is not quite as dead as it seems, Temple sorcerer Penric and his chaos demon Desdemona are drawn into the uncanny investigation. Pen’s keen questions will take him across the city of Vilnoc, and into far more profound mysteries, as his search for truths interlaces with tragedy.

©2021 Lois McMaster Bujold (P)2021 Blackstone Publishing
Fantasy Fiction Historical Heartfelt
Beautiful Story • Complex Characters • Engaging Mystery • Thoughtful Writing • Entertaining Plot • Humble Sorcerer

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I get people talking about how sad this story is, and there is definitely the moment when you realize what is happening, but overall it’s a beautiful story — one that is a call back to the beginning, all the way to the first moments of The Curse of Chalion.

I hope this isn’t the last Pen & Dez story, but if it is, coming full circle like this is a good way to go.

Back to the beginning

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As usual, very entertaining entry in the Penrik & Desdemona series. Excellently well written and read, just a joy to hear!

Enjoyable

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Well done, Lois. The world of the five gods grows ever more compelling with every volume.

Moved me to tears several times

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Very successfully uses the fantasy element to leverage examination of the human character. Characters I enjoy meeting.

My favorite author

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as usual in a multi-mystery format. The universe of the Five Gods has a complex rule format for solving human reactions to real world happenings and this is made much more problematic when magick is included in the story! Kudos to Bujold in the complexity of this story!

Excellent Bujold Desdemona & Pendric story:

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