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Assassins of Thasalon by Lois McMaster Bujold

Knot of Shadows by Lois McMaster Bujold

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As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

May 28, 2022 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

Assassins of Thasalon – 3/5 Stars I fear I am starting to get some Penric-fatigue, and I hope it’s not Bujold fatigue as well. I have to say that the previous two entries in the series did little for me, and this one was more interesting, but won’t stay with me much longer. It’s also possible that’s where I’ve been all along with Penric, who is part of the World of the Five Gods, the world that Bujold has created that I care the least […]

Saints! Soldiers! Sorcery! Swords! Swooning!

The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold

Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold

January 31, 2022 by andtheIToldYouSos 7 Comments

It’s time for me to FINNALY go all-in on some good old fashioned FAN TA SY. Normally, these are the sort of books that I pick up in the bookstore, give a “hmm” at the cover, and keep walking. I’ve never been great at immersing myself in fantasy worlds outside of the big-names; I just don’t have a memory for the complex lore and histories of most fantasy epics. When I open up a book and it starts with breakdowns of family names and maps […]

It’s a Book Exchange MIRACLE! Thanks AGAIN, GoAllieGo!

January 11, 2022 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

This is the Book Exchange that keeps on giving! Imagine my delight- and surprise- to find ANOTHER book from the amazing Allie- complete with a lovely card and bookmark! I was so excited to read this book (my first by this author) that I jumped right in without realizing it was part of a series. OOPS!!!! I enjoyed the little that I read, and now I have the first entry (thanks, local library!) so I cannot wait to run through BOTH. Thanks again AGAIN to […]

Events may be horrible or inescapable. Men have always a choice – if not whether, then how they may endure.

The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold

November 9, 2021 by esme 1 Comment

My thanks to murderofcrows for drawing my attention to this wonderful author! When I was miserably working on my dissertation nearly two decades ago, I read an article in the free weekly about the ‘most popular fantasy book that no one knows about’ or somesuch. It was, of course, A Song of Ice and Fire, and it really helped me escape from my day to day anxiety; however, the constant violence and brutality wore me down after a while. Lois McMaster Bujold’s The Curse of […]

Comfort rereading for a reading slump

Penric’s Demon by Lois McMaster Bujold

Penric and the Shaman by Lois McMaster Bujold

Penric’s Fox by Lois McMaster Bujold

Masquerade in Lodi by Lois McMaster Bujold

Penric’s Mission by Lois McMaster Bujold

Mira’s Last Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold

The Prisoner of Limnos by Lois McMaster Bujold

The Orphans of Raspay by Lois McMaster Bujold

The Physicians of Vilnoc by Lois McMaster Bujold

The Assassins of Thasalon by Lois McMaster Bujold

June 27, 2021 by persnickety chick 2 Comments

I have been in a bit of a reading slump. Lots of stress and other distractions. But the news that one of my favourite authors had published a new novel in the Penric series got me reading! I bought the novel, zipped through it and then reread the whole series. Most of the titles are fairly long novellas, only the last has been noted as a novel, but they are long novellas. The series follows a young man who accidentally acquires a demon and becomes […]

Penric and Desdemona, name a more iconic duo

The Assassins of Thasalon by Lois McMaster Bujold

June 8, 2021 by murderofcrows 4 Comments

The Assassins of Thasalon is the latest in Lois McMaster Bujold’s Penric series. Most are novellas but we have the treat of a full length novel this time. The plots continues from the last novella The Physicians of Vilnoc (not last in publication date but in chronology) and is the 10th in the series. Penric is settled down with a young daughter toddling about adorably and another on the way. One of the things I love about this character is his kindness, even though he’s a […]

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