814: Demons are People Too
From The Incomparable Mothership by Jason Snell
April 24, 2026 · 1h 8m · Episode 814
About this episode
The episode discusses Lois McMaster Bujold’s Penric & Desdemona series, highlighting its unique perspectives and character growth.
A special Book Club panel provides an overview of Lois McMaster Bujold’s excellent Penric & Desdemona series of fantasy novellas (plus one novel). This series gives its characters time to learn, grow, and age. It’s got some perspectives you don’t see very often in fantasy fiction. We love it and think you will, too....
People in this episode
Host: Jason Snell
Topics covered
- fantasy
- book club
- character development
- novellas
- literature
Keywords
- fantasy novellas
- Lois McMaster Bujold
- Penric & Desdemona
- character growth
- book club
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Penric & Desdemona
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