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title: "Penric's Fox Hardcover – February 28, 2018"
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# Penric's Fox Hardcover – February 28, 2018

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Clever, Entertaining, Well-Written (Too-Short)
  

*by C***R on Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2019*

It was fun to be back with Penric and his demon Desdemona. This book picks up after Penric and the Shaman. The Shaman Inglis and Locator Oswyl are still with Penric as they are called to investigate the murder of a sorceress. The world and its five god structure of the Mother, father, Daughter, Son and Bastard is creative and well built. It has been refreshing to read multiple series set in the same fantasy world. They are set at different times and with different sets of characters, but the reader is not completely starting from scratch. The world, its politics, and its religious orders are very well-defined, but you will learn about it best if you begin with The Curse of Chalion, Paladin of Souls, and The Hallowed Hunt. (You won’t be unhappy- it is a terrific series.) Although the Penric and Desdemona books are not a part of that series, you will understand more about the world and in particular the five gods and religious orders that play a significant role in the political and sacred powers that are also big factors in this story if you have read those books. Penric’s investigation is concerned first with the fate of the sorceress’s demon and second with the murder of the mortal sorceress. The story is smartly plotted and cleverly told. The integration of Inglis and the other shamans into the story is a real plus. They are likable and their magic adds interest. There are light moments as with the earlier books in this Penric series. My only complaint is that the books in this series have been short (really a novella) so everything seems to begin and end quickly with no room for multiple threads of plot. Still, Penric and his demon Desdemona remain engaging and interesting. The writing is fluent and the pacing is good.

### ⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Not the best in the series, but enjoyable
  

*by A***N on Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2021*

Lois McMaster Bujold's "Penric and Desdemona" series of novellas represents the kind of fantasy I most enjoy: "small" adventures rather than yet another Grand Quest To Save The World(tm). A mostly ordinary person caught in unusual circumstances faces a problem - now, how does he solve it?In this series, the main characters are Penric, a minor noble who shares his mind-space with a demon that is itself host to the personalities of all the beings it "co-habited" before. It's name is "Desdemona." To learn to deal with his condition, Penric became a sorcerer-priest of "The Bastard," one of the five gods of Bujold's setting. Together, Penric and Desdemona's adventures (so far), involve solving murder mysteries in a fantasy medieval setting. In that, they are a fantasy version of the well-known detective team trope.The fifth book in the series, but third in the setting's internal chronology, "Penric's Fox" wasn't as satisfying, but still enjoyable. The actual mystery itself wasn't hard to figure out, the clues being rather "on the nose." It felt almost as if the purpose was less the mystery than to see familiar characters develop a bit and to set the stage for later stories.Still the writing is good, the characters enjoyable, the twist on the murder clever, and the setting interesting. Recommended for fantasy fans looking for a good, quick read.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Who dares kill a demon?
  

*by �***� on Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2018*

In the sequel to Penric and the Shaman, Penric and Desdemona team up with Inglis and Oswyl to figure out why a sorceress has been struck down in the depths of the woods and by whom. Penric and the others must find a fox that has escaped with the sorceress’s demon before woodsmen slaughter it in an ill-timed campaign to clear the woods of foxes.Why would someone dare to kill a sorceress knowing her demon would try to jump to someone nearby? Or was there canniness to the fatal arrow that forced the demon to enter a lower beast? Bujold carves a path through her constructed world, meshing magic, demons, and the murder of a well-regarded woman in this newest Penric mystery.The Penric novellas are less manic than Bujold’s other series. They’re often a seemingly bucolic ramble through whatever wilderness of human intrigue Bujold is mapping for us. That said, the world-building is rich, the characters complex, and the magic and mysteries fascinating. As usual, Bujold reveals much about the human condition, with all its strengths and frailties, while keeping us entertained and focused on her sleight of hand.My only con for this book is that Bujold keeps convincing me to pay for these novellas, which are rather small installments, compared to her Vorkosigan novels. I suppose the blame is on me for my addiction, but I would dearly love to see all the Penric novels in an omnibus or two for newcomers to the series.

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