Product Description 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, and they must all work together to uncover a mystery mixing magic, murder, and the strange realities of Temple demons. About the Author Lois McMaster Bujold is one of the most honored writers of science fiction and fantasy, having won six Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards. In 2011, she received the Skylark Award for her significant contribution to science fiction and in 2017 The Vorkosigan saga received the Hugo Award for Best Series.