![]() ![]() This novella centers around the eponymous Penric, a son of an impoverished country lord of a land "more noted for producing cheese than history". These incorporeal demons also choose humans to ride, and a demon-ridden human can become either a sorcerer or a psychotic. ![]() But the world is also inhabited by the servants of the Fifth God, the Bastard. Like the loas of Santeria, these gods can choose "saints" that they inhabit and ride. ![]() Featuring a different protagonist in each book, it takes place in a vaguely medieval high-fantasy world ruled by the aforementioned Five Gods. While the style, worldbuilding, and characters are startlingly different from the Vorkosigan Saga, the World of the Five Gods series is well worth the read. If you're familiar with Lois McMaster Bujold, you probably know her through her iconic Vorkosigan Saga and may not even be aware of her high fantasy series. Wow, I hadn't realized just how much I missed Bujold. ![]()
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