Mira's Last Dance
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Our view
“Mira’s Last Dance” is a lively continuation of the Penric and Desdemona novellas, and it should be read straight after “Penric’s Mission”. Held up in Sosie, the fugitives watch the courtesan Mira, one of the ten women whose lives shaped the demon Desdemona, take charge with her own particular skills. Some readers enjoy its humour, its believable characters and its glimpse of Desdemona’s past selves; others see it as a bridge between stronger instalments.
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About the book
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.
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 DanceThis book
8.08.0 / 10 - The Prisoner of Limnos
8.18.1 / 10 - Masquerade in Lodi
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 70 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 32% 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 | 70 | 100% |
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