Demon Daughter

A Penric and Desdemona Novella

De: Lois McMaster Bujold

Narrado por: Grover Gardner

A six-year-old shiplost girl draws the kin Jurald family of Vilnoc into complex dilemmas, and sorcerer Learned Penric and his Temple demon Desdemona into conflict—with each other. It will take all of Penric’s wits, his wife Nikys’s wisdom, and the hand of the fifth god’s strangest saint to untangle the threads of their future.

©2024 Lois McMaster Bujold (P)2024 Blackstone Publishing

Skilled writing and narrator

Grover Gardner is one of my favorite narrators. I also love how Lois M.B. is able to convey with each book how mature Pen becomes. Her characters grow.

Authentic Storytelling. Sorcery slice of life.

It’s a good story. Slow pace, but heartwarming and entertaining. The narrator fits the story, and does a decent job of maintaining several different voices.

A joy to listen to

Did not disappoint! My favorite series for a long while now. Can't wait for the next one!

Amazing, possibly my favorite Pen & Des

I really love this series, and Grover Gardener has a very soothing voice, as always. This one really hits home personally, as I am a foster parent who has also adopted.

Even without that personal affinity, it is a well written, witty, interesting book. Without being overly sensational. Some nice plot surprises, and some plot progression that is easy to predict but satisfyingly accomplished.

I also really appreciate the way Bujold blends the general world lore recap into the book at appropriate times without being jarring or long winded. As is typical with the other books in this series.

So good! Not what was expected

Lois McMaster Bujold is not an author you can predict. Even for this series this book was unexpected.

I felt a roller coaster of were emotions. Loved getting a very intimate look at Pen’s home life.