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Start with Penric's Demon and continue through all 12 books in the listed reading order.
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Book 1 by Lois McMaster Bujold • Published 2015
On his way to an arranged marriage, young Lord Penric stops to help a dying Temple divine and unexpectedly inherits her chaos demon. Overnight he goes from minor country noble to untrained sorcerer, with a chorus of f...
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Penric And Desdemona reading order
Ends with Demon Daughter
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Book 1:Penric's Demon
Lois McMaster Bujold • 2015
On his way to an arranged marriage, young Lord Penric stops to help a dying Temple divine and unexpectedly inherits her chaos demon. Overnight he goes from minor country noble to untrained sorcerer, with a chorus of f...
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Book 2:Penric and the Shaman
Lois McMaster Bujold • 2016
Now a trained divine and sorcerer, Penric is sent with a grim Locator to hunt a Wealdean shaman accused of murder. Their trek into the mountains uncovers Great Beasts, tangled grief, and a crime far more complicated t...
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Book 3:Penric's Fox
Lois McMaster Bujold • 2016
Visiting the Weald's capital, Penric is pulled into the case of a murdered Temple sorceress and a demon that may have fled into an ordinary fox. Tracking both the animal and a human killer forces him to collaborate un...
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Book 4:Masquerade in Lodi
Lois McMaster Bujold • 2016
On Bastard's Eve in the canal city of Lodi, Penric and Desdemona are asked to look in on a madman locked in a tower. Before the night's over they are juggling a dangerous ascendant demon, an unexpected saint, and the...
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Book 5:Penric's Mission
Lois McMaster Bujold • 2017
Disguised as a minor lawyer, Penric sails to Cedonia on a clandestine diplomatic assignment, only to be arrested, injured, and thrown into a dungeon soon after arrival. His escape pulls him into the fate of a blinded...
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Book 6:Mira's Last Dance
Lois McMaster Bujold • 2017
Still fleeing Cedonian authorities, Penric escorts General Arisaydia and Nikys toward safety. In a tense border town, he must rely on Desdemona's courtesan persona, Mira, to navigate soldiers, brothels, and suspicion...
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Book 7:The Prisoner of Limnos
Lois McMaster Bujold • 2017
At last safe in Orbas, Penric and Nikys learn that her mother has been seized by enemies and confined on an island sanctuary. Their rescue plan requires slipping back into hostile Cedonia, courting reluctant allies, a...
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Book 8:The Orphans of Raspay
Lois McMaster Bujold • 2019
Captured by island raiders while traveling by sea, Penric and Desdemona find themselves entangled with two frightened orphaned sisters and the ruthless captors who hold them. Escaping the pirate stronghold will demand...
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Book 9:The Physicians of Vilnoc
Lois McMaster Bujold • 2020
Summoned to an army fort guarding Vilnoc, Penric must resurrect his medical training to confront a mysterious, fast spreading plague. As soldiers and civilians fall ill, he and Desdemona race to find a cure before the...
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Book 10:The Assassins of Thasalon
Lois McMaster Bujold • 2021
An attack on his brother in law General Arisaydia drags Penric into the snake pit of Cedonian imperial politics, where he must uncover hidden sorcerers and hired killers while balancing Temple duty, family loyalties,...
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Book 11:Knot of Shadows
Lois McMaster Bujold • 2021
When a body hauled from Vilnoc harbor proves not entirely dead, Penric and Desdemona are drawn into an unsettling investigation that probes unfinished deaths, the ethics of demon work, and what justice can look like f...
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Book 12:Demon Daughter
Lois McMaster Bujold • 2024
A shipwrecked six year old girl carrying a very young demon draws Penric, Desdemona, and the kin Jurald family into a tangle of Temple rules, family hopes, and hard questions about a demon's right to live. Pen and Des...
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What is the best order to read the Penric And Desdemona series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Penric's Demon.
How many books are in the Penric And Desdemona series?
There are 12 books currently listed in the Penric And Desdemona series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Penric And Desdemona series?
New readers should start with Penric's Demon, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Penric And Desdemona series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears possibly ongoing and spans releases from 2015 to 2024.