Penric’s Progress by Lois McMaster Bujold is a collection of the first 3 Penric novellas. Penric is a sorcerer and scholar. Penric’s world is one with 5 very present gods, demons, and magic. In Penric’s Demon we learn his origin story, what happened to change a rural, second son into a sorcerer. In Penric and the Shaman we meet him a few years later as he is conscripted to help solve a murder mystery involving shamanistic magic. In Penric’s Fox he and his comrades are faced with another murder mystery where the intended victim is not who we originally suppose.
The stories are all engaging and Bujold brings her excellent character & world building skills to them. I would highly recommend the book.
