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Mira's Last Dance

Lois McMaster Bujold

First published February 2017
Type Short Fiction
Length Novella
Series World of the Five Gods › Penric and Desdemona #4

Synopsis

<i>Publisher:</i> In this sequel to the novella "Penric's Mission", the injured Penric, a Temple sorcerer and learned divine, tries to guide the betrayed 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.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2018 Hugo Award Best Novella Nominee/Finalist

Publications (8)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
February 2017 Mira's Last Dance Spectrum Literary Agency Chapbook
June 2017 Mira's Last Dance Blackstone Audio Chapbook
June 2017 Mira's Last Dance Blackstone Audio Chapbook
June 2017 Mira's Last Dance Blackstone Audio Chapbook
June 2018 Mira's Last Dance Subterranean Press Chapbook
June 2018 Mira's Last Dance Subterranean Press Chapbook
May 2020 Penric's Travels Baen Books Collection 123
May 2021 Penric's Travels Baen Books Collection |123