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The Orphans of Raspay by Lois McMaster Bujold
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The Orphans of Raspay

A Penric and Desdemona Novella in the World of the Five Gods

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Narrator Grover Gardner

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Length 5 hours 4 minutes
Language English
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When the ship in which they are traveling is captured by Carpagamon island raiders, Temple sorcerer Penric and his resident demon Desdemona find their life complicated by two young orphans, Lencia and Seuka Corva, far from home and searching for their missing father. Pen and Des will need all their combined talents of mind and magic to unravel the mysteries of the sisters and escape from the pirate stronghold.

Lois McMaster Bujold is one of the most honored writers in the fields of science fiction and fantasy. In 2019 she was named a Damon Knight Grand Master by Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, one of science fictionโ€™s highest honors. She has won seven Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards. In 2011 she was awarded the Skylark Award for her significant contribution to science fiction. Hugo awards for Best Series were received by the Vorkosigan Saga in 2017, and the World of the Five Gods in 2018.

Grover Gardner has recorded more than 650 audiobooks since beginning his career in 1981.ย  He's been named one of the "Best Voices of the Century" as well as a "Golden Voice" by AudioFile magazine.ย  Gardner has garnered over 20 AudioFile Earphones Awards and is the recipient of an Audio Publishers Association Audie Award, as well as a three-time finalist.ย  In 2005, Publishers Weekly deemed him "Audiobook Narrator of the Year."

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Gardner has also narrated hundreds of audiobooks under the names Tom Parker and Alexander Adams.ย  Among his many titles are Marcus Sakey's At the City's Edge, as well as Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and John Irving's The Cider House Rules.ย  Gardner studied Theater and Art History at Rollins College and received a Master's degree in Acting from George Washington University.ย  He lives in Oregon with his significant other and daughter.

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