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Book Synopsis''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. Wagers
The 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 Award***
***Sunday Times bestseller***
''Has everything you could ask: impossible choices, divided loyalties, dry wit . . . charming slow-burn roma
Trade Review
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
