Lois McMaster Bujold Reihenfolge der Bücher

Follow Penric on his journey from noble young lord to sorcerer and scholar in the Bastard's Order. Penric's Demon: On the way to his betrothal young Lord Penric happens upon a riding accident and stops to help. But the victim is no ordinary woman. She is is a Temple divine, servant to the five gods of this world. As she lies dying, she passes her strange powers to Penric . . . and changes the course of his life forever. Penric and the Shaman: Now a divine of the Bastard's Order as well as a sorcerer and scholar, Penric finds his scholarly work interrupted when he is called upon to accompany a "Locator" of the Father's Order, assigned to capture Inglis, a runaway shaman charged with the murder of his best friend. Penric's Fox: When Penric-sorcerer, scholar, and divine in the Bastard's Order-travels to Easthome, the capital of the Weald, he once again finds himself embroiled in a mystery.The body of a sorceress has been found in the woods, and it is up to Penric and his friends, Shaman Inglis and Locator Oswyl, to unravel a mystery mixing magic, murder, and the strange realities of Temple demons

Penric, a sorcerer and divine of the Bastard's Order, embarks on his first covert diplomatic mission to secure the Cedonia General Arisaydia's services for the Duke of Adria. Upon arrival in Cedona, he is unexpectedly imprisoned, forcing him to navigate perilous politics and his feelings for the General's young widowed sister, Nikys. After escaping, Penric, still recovering from his injuries, must guide Nikys and General Arisaydia through hostile territory to safety in the Duchy of Orbas. Their journey is fraught with delays and dangers, including the emergence of Mira, a courtesan with unique skills, who complicates their escape. Once they reach safety, a secret letter reveals that Nikys's mother has been taken hostage by enemies at the Cedonian imperial court. This news propels Penric, Nikys, and the chaos demon Desdemona back into the heart of danger as they attempt to infiltrate Cedonia once more. They discover that family dynamics can be as challenging as any rescue mission, testing their resolve and ingenuity in the face of adversity.

Kapitán Ivan Vorpatril má někdy pocit, že kdyby nebylo jeho rodiny, neměl by vůbec žádné problémy. Jenže má to pochybné štěstí, že jeho bratrancem je hyperaktivní Miles Vorkosigan, který ho až příliš často dokázal vtáhnout do svých plánů. Ty ovšem často představovaly nejen riziko pro jeho život, ale také pro jeho vojenskou kariéru. V současné době je Ivan služebně na planetě Komarr jako pobočník admirála Desplainse, daleko od svého bratrance i své matky, kteří zůstali na Barrayaru. Je to snadná služba a nikdo po něm nestřílí. Co by se mohlo stát? Zjistí, že velmi mnoho, hned v okamžiku, kdy se na jeho prahu objeví Byerly Vorrutyer, tajný agent Císařské bezpečnosti a požádá ho, aby se seznámil s mladou ženou, která nedávno přijela na Komarr a která se zdá být v nebezpečí. Pomoc dámě v nebezpečí je jen malý krůček po cestě dlážděné dobrými úmysly, Ivana ale vtáhne do potíží s komarrskými úřady, s nadřízenými a s nebezpečnými osobami, které se snaží unést záhadnou krásnou Tej a její exoticky modrou přítelkyni Rish. A zaplete se důkladněji, než si myslel.

"Three years after her famous husband's death, Cordelia Vorkosigan, Vicereine of Sergyar, stands ready to spin her life in a new direction. Oliver Jole, Admiral, Sergyar Fleet, finds himself caught up in her web of plans in ways he'd never imagined. Meanwhile, Miles Vorkosigan, one of Emperor Gregor's key investigators, this time dispatches himself on a mission, into a mystery he never anticipated--his own mother. Plans, wills, and expectations collide as the impact of galactic technology on the range of the possible changes all the old rules and Miles learns that not only is the future not what he expects, neither is the past"-- Provided by publisher

Dispatched to investigate an immortality company's attempt to expand into the Barrayaran Empire, troubleshooter Miles discovers a generational conflict over resources before finding a young boy with a passion for pets and a dangerous secret

Fawn's husband Dag apprentices to a master groundsetter. But the camp has rigid mores with respect to farmers like Fawn's people. The pair must answer the question posed when they killed their first malice together: When old traditions fail, can their untried new ways win?

In the third volume of Bujold's Sharing Knife saga, Fawn, a young farm girl, and Dag, a seasoned soldier-sorcerer, set off to find fresh solutions to the perilous split between their peoples.

Die junge Fawn flieht wegen ihrer ungewollten Schwangerschaft und gerät in große Gefahr. Gemeinsam mit dem zauberkundigen Dag kämpft sie gegen eine schreckliche Kreatur und erwirbt einen magischen Knochendolch, dessen Geheimnis sie lüften will. Ein fesselndes Fantasy-Epos über Magie, Monster und tragische Liebe.

Die Bauerntochter Fawn und der Seenläufer Dag, frisch verheiratet, stehen vor einer großen Herausforderung: Dag, ein Jäger gefährlicher Ungeheuer, gerät in eine magische Falle. Fawn muss mit ihrem Einfallsreichtum und einem verzauberten Knochendolch versuchen, Dag zu retten. Ein abgeschlossener Roman der Reihe "Die Magischen Messer".

Troubled young Fawn Bluefield seeks a life beyond her family's farm. Enroute to the city, she encounters a patrol of Lakewalkers. The necromancers armed with human bone knives fight "malices", immortal entities that draw out life, enslaving humans and animals. Dag saves Fawn from a malice - at a devastating cost. Their fates are now bound in a remarkable journey.