[Read by Grover Gardner]
Penric is a sorcerer, scholar, and divine living in the palace where the Princess-Archdivine holds court. His scholarly work is interrupted when the Archdivine sends him, in his role as sorcerer, to help capture a runaway shaman charged with murdering his best friend. But the situation is far more complex than expected, and Penric is soon called upon as sorcerer, strategist, and counselor.