The Assassins of Thasalon

by Lois McMaster Bujold

eBook

English language

Published Jan. 6, 2021 by Spectrum Literary Agency.

An unholy attack upon his brother-in-law General Arisaydia pitches sorcerer Learned Penric and his Temple demon Desdemona headlong into the snake-pit of Cedonian imperial politics. But they will not travel alone. The mission from his god brings Penric some of his strangest new allies yet, and the return of some of his most valued old ones.

This novel-length story takes place two years after the events of “The Physicians of Vilnoc”.

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5 stars

Two years after The Physicians of Vilnoc, Penric foils an attempted assassination-by-magic of his brother-in-law General Arisaydia, leading to a series of events that sends Arisaydia back to Cedonia by ship, soon to be followed by Penric travelling by land. Along the way there are demons to meet, children to rescue, political plots to foil, and the usual... another enjoyable and readable installment in the series.