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Penric's Fox
by Lois McMaster Bujold
Penric the Sorcerer and Inglis the Shaman are recruited by Locator (think Police Inspector) Oswyl to help him out with a murder investigation. A temple sorceress has been found dead, and the demon who gave her powers is missing. Sorcerers being notoriously hard to kill and demons being agents of chaos let loose into the world, these are worrying events.
Chronologically the third novella in Bujold's Penric and Desdemona series, Penric's Fox focuses more on the World of the Five Gods than it does on the characters, and I think a person who's read the rest of the Chalion books will have a better idea of the significance of what's happening here than one who doesn't. It's interesting to note how the world has gone from having barely any shamans in [b:The Hallowed Hunt|61887|The Hallowed Hunt (World of the Five Gods, #3)|Lois McMaster Bujold|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1431214831l/61887._SY75_.jpg|3036421] to establishing a Shaman training academy, and Bujold handles the story of murder and revenge with her customary inclination towards justice and compassion.
Chronologically the third novella in Bujold's Penric and Desdemona series, Penric's Fox focuses more on the World of the Five Gods than it does on the characters, and I think a person who's read the rest of the Chalion books will have a better idea of the significance of what's happening here than one who doesn't. It's interesting to note how the world has gone from having barely any shamans in [b:The Hallowed Hunt|61887|The Hallowed Hunt (World of the Five Gods, #3)|Lois McMaster Bujold|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1431214831l/61887._SY75_.jpg|3036421] to establishing a Shaman training academy, and Bujold handles the story of murder and revenge with her customary inclination towards justice and compassion.