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lois_mcmaster_bujold_feedAs is my usual custom, this is to supply a discussion space in the comments for readers who have already read the new Pen & Des novella to talk about it with each other, without having to worry about spoilers for those not yet caught up. (Because it's hard to have a substantive discussion about a book without spoilers.)
In a nice piece of serendipity, this podcast discussion of specifically the Penric & Desdemona series surfaced this week on the podcast series The Incomparable Mothership:
https://www.theincomparable.com/thein...
Enjoy! L,
posted by Lois McMaster Bujold on April, 25
In a nice piece of serendipity, this podcast discussion of specifically the Penric & Desdemona series surfaced this week on the podcast series The Incomparable Mothership:
https://www.theincomparable.com/thein...
Enjoy! L,
posted by Lois McMaster Bujold on April, 25
Darksight Dare uploaded today!
Apr. 23rd, 2026 12:32 pmlois_mcmaster_bujold_feedThe new Penric & Desdemona novella has just been uploaded on our five vendor platforms. It will take up to three days for some to show up on their vendor pages; I'll provide links as they emerge. This round, Kindle is first out of the gate:
Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX2TBF7L
Nook: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dark...
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/dark...
Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/us/book/darks...
Google Play books: https://play.google.com/store/books/d...
To recap the description,
"Penric takes a chance…
Two intractable problems are brought to the door of sorcerer Learned Penric of Vilnoc and his Temple demon Desdemona. Cinar Camurat, a mutilated Cedonian cavalry captain, has traveled two thousand sea miles to Penric for aid. Iva of Bita, a secret hedge sorceress, lies dying in her Orban hill village, and wants no aid at all.
Penric and Desdemona know well the hazards of medicine and magic, but their greatest puzzle may lodge in the tangle of hopes and fears in human and demonic hearts."
As always, about the only push these indie e-novellas get from me are these blog posts, so any mention or reviews of my stories out and about on the Net and elsewhere by readers are much appreciated.
I just recently reposted the updated Bujold reading-order guide, to help out those welcome new readers daunted by the wall o' books: https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog... Do please pass the link along.
Onwards, L.
posted by Lois McMaster Bujold on April, 24
Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX2TBF7L
Nook: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dark...
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/dark...
Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/us/book/darks...
Google Play books: https://play.google.com/store/books/d...
To recap the description,
"Penric takes a chance…
Two intractable problems are brought to the door of sorcerer Learned Penric of Vilnoc and his Temple demon Desdemona. Cinar Camurat, a mutilated Cedonian cavalry captain, has traveled two thousand sea miles to Penric for aid. Iva of Bita, a secret hedge sorceress, lies dying in her Orban hill village, and wants no aid at all.
Penric and Desdemona know well the hazards of medicine and magic, but their greatest puzzle may lodge in the tangle of hopes and fears in human and demonic hearts."
As always, about the only push these indie e-novellas get from me are these blog posts, so any mention or reviews of my stories out and about on the Net and elsewhere by readers are much appreciated.
I just recently reposted the updated Bujold reading-order guide, to help out those welcome new readers daunted by the wall o' books: https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog... Do please pass the link along.
Onwards, L.
posted by Lois McMaster Bujold on April, 24
Search maintenance
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dw_maintenanceHappy Wednesday!
I'm taking search offline sometime today to upgrade the server to a new instance type. It should be down for a day or so -- sorry for the inconvenience. If you're curious, the existing search machine is over 10 years old and was starting to accumulate a decade of cruft...!
Also, apparently these older machines cost more than twice what the newer ones cost, on top of being slower. Trying to save a bit of maintenance and cost, and hopefully a Wednesday is okay!
Edited: The other cool thing is that this also means that the search index will be effectively realtime afterwards... no more waiting a few minutes for the indexer to catch new content.
mention at the museum
Apr. 15th, 2026 08:18 amlois_mcmaster_bujold_feedRan across this poll that mentions me this morning from the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle...
https://www.mopop.org/sffhof-vote-2026
I'm trying to remember if I ever visited the place in one of its earlier incarnations during one of my many book tours/conventions that passed through Seattle; if so my memories are dim. Anyway, it's worth a visit if you are in their neighborhood.
Ta, L.
posted by Lois McMaster Bujold on April, 15
https://www.mopop.org/sffhof-vote-2026
I'm trying to remember if I ever visited the place in one of its earlier incarnations during one of my many book tours/conventions that passed through Seattle; if so my memories are dim. Anyway, it's worth a visit if you are in their neighborhood.
Ta, L.
posted by Lois McMaster Bujold on April, 15