'A chilling account of a dark past wrapped in the warm blanket of a promising future...A pleasure to read'Ann Leckie'Sparks fly'NPR'A stunning new space opera debut'K. B. WagersThe Iskat Empire rules its vassal planets through a system of treaties - so when Prince Taam,key figure in a political alliance,is killed,a replacement must be found. His widower,Jainan,is rushed into an arranged marriage with the disreputable aristocrat Kiem,in a bid to keep rising hostilities between two worlds under control. But Prince Taam's death may not have been an accident,and when Jainan himself is a suspect,he and Kiem must navigate the perils of the Iskat court,solve a murder,and prevent an interplanetary war . . .Winner of an ALA Alex AwardSunday Times bestseller'Has everything you could ask: impossible choices,divided loyalties,dry wit...charming slow-burn romance,and an adventure in space politics'A. K. Larkwood'High-pitched noises escaped me; I shouted,more than once,'Now kiss!'...in a world so relentlessly uncertain,there's a powerfully simple pleasure in the experience of a promise kept'The New York Times Book Review'Dazzling...Its characters stayed with me long after I raced through the last chapters'Aliette de BoddardEverina Maxwell's debut is a space opera with high-stakes multi-world politics and irresistibly engaging characters,perfect for fans of Gideon the Ninth and The Long Way to a Small,Angry Planet. An LGBTQ romance and Tiktok/Booktok sensation. Find the author on Twitter at @av_storiesFrom the same author:OCEAN'S ECHO
Publisher: Little,Brown Book GroupISBN: 9780356515885Number of pages: 448Weight: 300 gDimensions: 198 x 126 x 28 mm
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Delightful! Winter's Orbit is a chilling account of a dark past wrapped in the warm blanket of a promising future. It was such a pleasure to read
A captivating love story with engaging characters,wrapped around a murder mystery with high-stakes multi-world politics. Winter's Orbit reminds me in the best way of the Vorkosigan series by Lois McMaster Bujold. I can't wait to see what Maxwell does next!Everina Maxwell's writing has everything you could ask...I don't know how she's managed to write a book that's simultaneously an elegant comedy of manners,a charming slow-burn romance,and an adventure in space politics,but whatever her secret,I'm wildly enviousA dazzling and comforting story of galactic politics,healing and romance. Its characters stayed with me long after I raced through the last chapters
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