Penric's Demon

I liked this first in a long series of novellas by the author of the Vorkosigan series and the World of the Five Gods: Chalion series. This series takes place in the latter's universe. Everything about it reminds me about Bujold's prior prose and universe building. It's well-written and extremely detailed. However, in this first volume, I felt that it was almost all world-building and very little plot. While that was great for character development of Penric and his demon Desdemona, it lacked the punch to keep me engrossed.

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