Penric's Demon and its sister volumes

[Carl Fink]

According to audiobook vendor Downpour
(http://www.downpour.com/penric-s-demon-1) the novella "Penric's Demon" is
"The Penric & Desdemona Series, book 4". However, according to Fantastic
Fiction
(https://www.fantasticfiction.com/b/lois-mcmaster-bujold/penrics-demon.htm)
it's the first book in the series.

I suspect FF is correct because the numbering at Downpour shows the upcoming
novellas "Penric's Mission" and "Penric and the Shaman" as books 3 and 4
respectively, with no 1 or 2, which makes no sense to me since they aren't
even out yet.

But I thought I'd ask if anyone knew.

While I'm at it, I would expect that the series would eventually be released
as a collection in a single volume once complete--any advance word from the
author or her publisher? Or any sort of softcover version? I'd love to
read them, but currently they only seem to be available as DRM-encumbered
ebooks, which I avoid. Hmmm ... I wonder if my library can get me the
hardcover until a more affordable version becomes available. ($25 for a
novellette seems high.)
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[Carl Fink]

According to audiobook vendor Downpour
(http://www.downpour.com/penric-s-demon-1) the novella "Penric's Demon" is
"The Penric & Desdemona Series, book 4". However, according to Fantastic
Fiction
(https://www.fantasticfiction.com/b/lois-mcmaster-bujold/penrics-demon.htm)
it's the first book in the series.

I suspect FF is correct because the numbering at Downpour shows the upcoming

novellas "Penric's Mission" and "Penric and the Shaman" as books 3 and 5
respectively, with no 1 or 2, which makes no sense to me since they weren't
published in that order and why would 1 and 2 be hypothetical only?

[Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy]

Carl Fink <ca...@panix.com> wrote in
news:slrno8ac0t...@panix2.panix.com:

> According to audiobook vendor Downpour
> (http://www.downpour.com/penric-s-demon-1) the novella "Penric's
> Demon" is "The Penric & Desdemona Series, book 4". However,
> according to Fantastic Fiction
> (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/b/lois-mcmaster-bujold/penrics-
> demon.htm) it's the first book in the series.
>
> I suspect FF is correct because the numbering at Downpour shows
> the upcoming novellas "Penric's Mission" and "Penric and the
> Shaman" as books 3 and 4 respectively, with no 1 or 2, which
> makes no sense to me since they aren't even out yet.
>
> But I thought I'd ask if anyone knew.
>
> While I'm at it, I would expect that the series would eventually
> be released as a collection in a single volume once
> complete--any advance word from the author or her publisher? Or
> any sort of softcover version? I'd love to read them, but
> currently they only seem to be available as DRM-encumbered
> ebooks, which I avoid. Hmmm ... I wonder if my library can get
> me the hardcover until a more affordable version becomes
> available. ($25 for a novellette seems high.)

I'd suggest going to Amazon and looking at the publication dates.
Penric's Demon is #1, Penric and the Shaman is #2, Penric's Mission
is #3. Confusion is likely because they're in the same setting as
the Chalion books, or possibly because somebody is stupid.

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[David Goldfarb]

In article <slrno8acdi...@panix2.panix.com>,

Carl Fink <ca...@finknetwork.com> wrote:
>But I thought I'd ask if anyone knew.

Having read all of them, I can state with certainty that "Penric's Demon"
is the first, "Penric and the Shaman" comes next, and "Penric's Mission"
is third. Read them in that order.

>While I'm at it, I would expect that the series would eventually be released
>as a collection in a single volume once complete--any advance word from the
>author or her publisher?

Subterranean Press did a hardcover of the first one. But mostly they've
been self-published as e-books. I don't know that there's much hope
for a single volume printed edition.

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[Carl Fink]

On 2017-01-22, David Goldfarb <gold...@ocf.berkeley.edu> wrote:

> Subterranean Press did a hardcover of the first one. But mostly they've
> been self-published as e-books. I don't know that there's much hope
> for a single volume printed edition.

Thanks, David. (Also, long time no phosphors.)

At that point I might just get the Downpour audio books if my library can't
help. I really avoid DRM. (Downpour is self-consciously a DRM-free
alternative to Audible.)
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