5 Lois McMaster Bujold SIGNED/LTD Subterranean Press HC's: Penric/Mira/Vashnoi

Description: PENRIC'S MISSION + PENRIC'S FOX + MIRA'S LAST DANCE + THE PRISONER OF LIMNOS + THE FLOWERS OF VASHNOI all written by Lois McMaster Bujold. Burton, MI; Subterranean Press; 2017. Issued in SIGNED/NUMBERED hardcover edition of 450 copies, except Flowers of Vashnoi which is limited to 400 copies. Most are OUT OF PRINT. Publisher description: PENRIC'S MISSION: Dust jacket illustration by Lauren St. Onge Learned Penric sails on a journey to Cedonia not as a sorcerer in the white robes of the Bastard’s Order, but disguised as a young lawyer on business. His real mission is one of clandestine diplomacy on behalf of the Duke of Adria. His usual traveling companion, the slyly clever chaos demon Desdemona who inhabits his body, is the only one in on the secret… Or so it’s supposed to be. Instead, upon arrival in Cedonia, Penric finds himself gravely injured and imprisoned in the darkest of dungeons. Escape will not be easy, as Penric meets an intriguing young widow and has more than one brush with disaster in his immediate future. With Penric’s Mission, multiple-award-winner and bestselling author Lois McMaster Bujold returns to her World of the Five Gods, the setting of her acclaimed novels The Curse of Chalion, Paladin of Souls, and The Hallowed Hunt. Continuing the tale begun in the Hugo finalists for Best Novella “Penric’s Demon” and “Penric and the Shaman,” Bujold’s newest installment of Penric and Desdemona’s tale is another must-read novella for her legion of fans. Limited: 450 signed numbered leatherbound copies. OUT OF PRINT. From Publishers Weekly: “Penric is an unusual hero facing unique dilemmas and his third tale is a pleasure to read.” From Manhattan Book Review: “Complex, developed, and increasingly attractive, this series shines!!” --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PENRIC'S FOX: Dust jacket illustration by Lauren St. Onge Some eight months after the events of Penric and the Shaman, Learned Penric, sorcerer and scholar, travels to Easthome, the capital of the Weald. There he again meets his friends Shaman Inglis and Locator Oswyl. When the body of a sorceress is found in the woods, Oswyl draws him into another investigation; they must all work together to uncover a mystery mixing magic, murder and the strange realities of Temple demons. Limited: 450 signed numbered leatherbound copies From Publishers Weekly: “Bujold adds mystery to the wry humor that runs through her Penric and Desdemona fantasy series with this entertaining novella… Their unique relationship is full of good-natured banter, all within one physical body. Intriguing secondary characters round out the cast and enliven this unusual fantasy whodunit.” From Booklist: “Penric and Desdemona are back with friends last encountered in Penric’s Mission… Bujold’s fans will be delighted with this latest adventure featuring Penric and his resident demon”. From Library Journal: “With each novella adventure, Bujold continues to expand her ‘Five Gods’ world, reviving familiar faces along the way. The fascinating relationship between Penric and Desdemona is especially fun.” From Manhattan Book Review: “As always, Lois McMaster Bujold develops her characters engagingly, her scenarios with imagination, and her plots with malicious forethought. Again, engaging and tempting, her world of the Five Gods is an intriguing place to be, its strictures and alternate realities seizing on the imagination and on a reader’s thinking.” -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MIRA'S LAST DANCE: Dust jacket illustration by Lauren St. Onge In this sequel to the novella Penric’s Mission, the injured Penric, a Temple sorcerer and learned divine, tries to guide the betrayed General Arisaydia and his widowed sister Nikys across the last hundred miles of hostile Cedonia to safety in the Duchy of Orbas. In the town of Sosie the fugitive party encounters unexpected delays, and even more unexpected opportunities and hazards, as the courtesan Mira of Adria, one of the ten dead women whose imprints make up the personality of the chaos demon Desdemona, comes to the fore with her own special expertise. Limited: 450 signed numbered hardcover copies. OUT OF PRINT. From Publishers Weekly: “While Bujold’s entire series has contemplated gender identity issues, this is the first time that one of the female personalities of Penric’s demon has come fully to the fore. Bujold uses this transformation to help her characters glow and concludes this segment with the promise of more to come. Series fans and fantasy readers who seek well-drawn characters will love this tale.” From Booklist: “Series fans will be delighted with this new Pen and Des adventure.” -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE PRISONER OF LIMNOS: Dust jacket by Lauren Saint Onge. In this sequel novella to Mira's Last Dance, Temple sorcerer Penric and the widow Nikys have reached safety in the duchy of Orbas when a secret letter from a friend brings frightening news: Nikys's mother has been taken hostage by her brother's enemies at the Cedonian imperial court, and confined in a precarious island sanctuary. Their own romance still unresolved, Nikys, Penric, and of course Desdemona must infiltrate the hostile country once more, finding along the way that family relationships can be as unexpectedly challenging as any rescue scheme. Limited: 450 signed numbered hardcover copies. OUT OF PRINT. From Publishers Weekly (Starred Review): “While the rescue lives up to Bujold’s high standards of action and has its own droll comedy as well, the real highlight here is the romance between Penric and Nikys as the two explore their growing love and how that can coexist with Desdemona, the demon who lives in Penric’s mind. This is another winner in Bujold’s already strong series.” From Library Journal: “Fast action and dialog create a humorous and satisfying story that shows the intriguing connection between sorcerer and demon.” From Tor.com: “Bujold’s work is always full of heart, and The Prisoner of Limnos is no different. Witty, gentle, generous, and deeply humane, this is Bujold at the peak of her form. I loved this novella, and I recommend it wholeheartedly. It’s absolutely lovely.” --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE FLOWERS OF VASHNOI: We’re thrilled to present the first print incarnation of a Vorkosigan novella by Hugo Award-winner Lois McMaster Bujold. About the Book: Still new to her duties as Lady Vorkosigan, Ekaterin is working together with expatriate scientist Enrique Borgos on a radical scheme to recover the lands of the Vashnoi exclusion zone, lingering radioactive legacy of the Cetagandan invasion of the planet Barrayar. When Enrique’s experimental bioengineered creatures go missing, the pair discover that the zone still conceals deadly old secrets. This novella falls after Captain Vorpatril’s Alliance in the Vorkosigan series timeline, but may be read entirely independently. The Vorkosigan saga was the recipient of the first Hugo Award for best science fiction series in 2017. Limited: 400 signed numbered copies, bound in leather. OUT OF PRINT. From Publishers Weekly: “Bujold (The Prisoner of Limnos) expands her Hugo-winning Vorkosigan series with this enjoyable standalone novella… This savory vignette could serve as an introduction to the larger series and will be welcomed by Bujold’s many fans.” All are fine in fine dj's. 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