Masquerade in Lodi by Lois Mcmaster Bujold
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3/5. Another Penric and Desdemona novella wherein he ends up on a wild goose chase through an island city on festival night in the company of a saint.
I respect how she cheerfully writes these out of order. Big AO3 series-in-progress energy. This one is a pleasant romp, with serious undertones having to do with mothers lost or mothers never had. But, per usual, Pen is not the most interesting person in this book, and this time he doesn't come second, but a comfortable third behind his demon and the eighteen-year-old orphan turned Saint of the Bastard. If she doesn't recur at some point, it's a terrible waste.
3/5. Another Penric and Desdemona novella wherein he ends up on a wild goose chase through an island city on festival night in the company of a saint.
I respect how she cheerfully writes these out of order. Big AO3 series-in-progress energy. This one is a pleasant romp, with serious undertones having to do with mothers lost or mothers never had. But, per usual, Pen is not the most interesting person in this book, and this time he doesn't come second, but a comfortable third behind his demon and the eighteen-year-old orphan turned Saint of the Bastard. If she doesn't recur at some point, it's a terrible waste.