Masquerade in Lodi
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Our view
“Masquerade in Lodi” is a witty, self-contained Penric and Desdemona novella, playing out over one festive night in Lodi, a city of canals. The sorcerer and his Temple demon get tangled up with a madman, a dangerous demon and a most unexpected saint. Some readers prize how much it adds to the series’ picture of demons, saints and sorcery. In the stories’ internal order it falls between “Penric’s Fox” and “Penric’s Mission”.
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About the book
Bastard’s Eve is a night of celebration for most residents in the canal city of Lodi -- but not for sorcerer Learned Penric and his Temple demon Desdemona, who find themselves caught up in the affairs of a shiplost madman, a dangerous ascendant demon, and a very unexpected saint of the fifth god. This novella falls between “Penric’s Fox” and “Penric’s Mission” in the internal chronology of the Penric & Desdemona tales.
Reading order · Penric and Desdemona
Full order & progress →- Penric's DemonStart here
8.08.0 / 10 - Penric and the Shaman
8.08.0 / 10 - Penric's Mission
8.18.1 / 10 - Penric's Fox
8.08.0 / 10 - Mira's Last Dance
8.08.0 / 10 - The Prisoner of Limnos
8.18.1 / 10 - Masquerade in LodiThis book
8.08.0 / 10 - The Orphans of Raspay
8.08.0 / 10 - The Physicians of Vilnoc
8.08.0 / 10 - The Assassins of Thasalon
–Not ranked yet - Knot of Shadows
–Not ranked yet - Demon Daughter
–Not ranked yet - Penric and the BanditPenric and the Bandit–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.2 across 56 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 28% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.2 | 56 | 100% |
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