Lois McMaster Bujold Pořadí knih

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's Mission Learned Penric, a sorcerer and divine of the Bastard's Order, has faced danger and intrigue many times before. Now, he finds himself on his first covert diplomatic mission. Penric must travel across the sea to Cedona in an attempt to secure the services of the Cedonia General Arisaydia for the Duke of Adria. But nothing is as it seems. No sooner than he has arrived, Penric finds himself tossed into a dungeon. If Penric is to survive, he'll have to navigate treacherous politics-and his own feelings for the young widowed sister of the General. Mira's Last Dance Penric, suffering from injuries attained while escaping from the Cedonian dungeon in which he was imprisoned, must now guide General Arisaydia and his widowed sister, Nikys, across the last hundred miles of hostile Cedonia to safety in the Duchy of Orbas. In the town of Sosie, the fugitive party encounters unexpected delays, and even more unexpected opportunities and hazards, as the courtesan Mira of Adria, one of the ten dead women whose imprints make up the personality of the chaos demon Desdemona, comes to the fore with her own special expertise. The Prisoner of Limnos Penric and Nikys have reached safety in the Duchy of Orbas when a secret letter from a friend brings frightening news: Nikys's mother has been taken hostage by her brother's enemies at the Cedonian imperial court and confined in a precarious island sanctuary. Now, Nikys, Penric, and Desdemona must infiltrate the hostile country once more, finding along the way that family relationships can be as unexpectedly challenging as any rescue scheme"-- Provided by publisher

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

Kibou-daini je planeta posedlá touhou obelstít smrt. Barrayarský císařský auditor Miles Vorkosigan to neodsuzuje, on sám se celý život snaží obelstít smrt. Jeho teorií je, že je to fér. Když se ale kryokorporace na Kibou-daini, jejichž prací je dohlížet, aby se jejich zmražení zákazníci dočkali své budoucnosti, pokusí expandovat na půdu Barrayarského císařství, posílá císař Gregor svého nejlepšího vyšetřovatele Milese, aby ten pokus prověřil. Na Kibou-daini Miles rozkrývá generační konflikt dotýkající se peněz i zdrojů. Tento konflikt se přiostřuje kvůli uprchlíkům, kteří se minuli svou dobou. Nachází tu chlapce, který miluje zvířata a nebezpečná tajemství, Sněhurku uvězněnou v ledové rakvi, která chce přepsat vlastní příběh, záhadnou osobu, která ztělesňuje staré úsloví: Nerozhněvejte si sekretářku. Úplatky, korupce, spiknutí a únos signalizují, že je cosi shnilého na Kibou-daini, a není to kvůli výpadkům proudu v kryokombách. A Miles je v tom oběma nohama! zdroj: www.legie.info

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.

One of the most respected writers in the field of speculative fiction, Lois McMaster Bujold has won numerous accolades and awards, including the Nebula and Locus Awards as well as the fantasy and science fiction genre’s most prestigious honor, the Hugo Award for Best Novel, four times (most recently for Paladin of Souls). With The Sharing Knife series, Bujold creates a brand new world fraught with peril, and spins an extraordinary romance between a young farm girl and the brave sorcerer-soldier entrusted with the defense of the land against a plague of vicious malevolent beings. Legacy continues the tale of Fawn Bluefield and Dag Redwing Hickory—the dangerous repercussions of their rebellious marriage and the strengthening of their love in the face of dark magic—as duty and disaster call the Lakewalker patroller away from his new bride and toward a peril that could forever alter the lovers and their world.

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.