Darksight Dare

<b>Penric takes a chance</b>…<br />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.<br />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.<br /><br />The internal chronological order of the Penric &amp; Desdemona tales is <br /><br />“Penric’s Demon”<br />“Penric and the Shaman”<br />“Penric’s Fox”<br />“Testimony of Mute Things”<br />“Masquerade in Lodi”<br />“Penric’s Mission”<br />“Mira’s Last Dance”<br />“The Prisoner of Limnos”<br />“The Orphans of Raspay”<br />“The Physicians of Vilnoc”<br />“The Assassins of Thasalon”<br />“Knot of Shadows”<br />“Demon Daughter”<br />“Penric and the Bandit”<br />“The Adventure of the Demonic Ox”<br />"Darksight Dare"<br /><br /><br />“A superb craftsman and stylist, Ms. Bujold is well on her way to becoming one of the great voices of speculative fiction.” <br />- Rave Reviews<br /><br />“Bujold has a gift.” <br />- Chicago Sun Times<br /><br />“Best-selling author Bujold follows her Hugo-nominated “Penric and the Shaman” (2017) with another adventure featuring the sorcerer Penric and his resident 200-year-old chaos demon, Desdemona. ... Series fans will be delighted with this tale, which begs for continuation.”<br />- Booklist on “Penric's Mission”<br /><br />"Bujold follows 'Penric's Demon' with another brief tale set in her World of the Five Gods, this time combining supernatural sleuthing with finely drawn characters and a panoply of emotions... This is a wonderful expansion of her World of the Five Gods."<br />- Publisher's Weekly *Starred Review* on "Penric and the Shaman"<br /><br />"Series fans and fantasy readers who seek well-drawn characters will love this tale."<br />- Publisher's Weekly on "Mira's Last Dance"<br /><br />"Bujold's delightful latest tale of Penric ... is another winner in Bujold's already strong series."<br />- Publisher's Weekly *Starred Review* on "The Prisoner of Limnos"<br /><br />"A deft and accomplished novella, fans of Penric and Desdemona will find much to enjoy."<br />-Locus Magazine on "The Adventure of the Demonic Ox"