A review by yak_attak
The Physicians of Vilnoc by Lois McMaster Bujold

3.0

In the better half of the Penric novellas, we get a interesting situation with some great tension and the sorcerer and his demon try to get to the bottom of a nascent plague - does it have to do with magical interference? the foreigners in the area? Or something a little more simple? I like the setup, the conclusion, and the characters we're introduced to are solid - but as usual for the Penric novellas it ends up being a little basic for what it could have been. Honestly, this one in particular could've used a substantially darker tone, though I get that's not what Bujold's trying to do here. Instead it's more a rah-rah story of people working together and doing Science. Fun, but not more than that.