{"product_id":"winters-orbit-9780356515885","title":"Winters Orbit","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A chilling account of a dark past wrapped in the warm blanket of a promising \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003efuture . . . A pleasure to read'' \u003c\/b\u003eAnn Leckie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Sparks fly''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e''A stunning new space opera debut''\u003c\/b\u003e K. B. Wagers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  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 . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e***Winner of an ALA Alex Award***\u003cbr\u003e***\u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller***\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e''Has everything you could ask: impossible choices, divided loyalties, dry wit . . . charming slow-burn roma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDelightful! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinter's Orbit\u003c\/i\u003e is a chilling account of a dark past wrapped in the warm blanket of a promising future. It was \u003cb\u003esuch a pleasure to read\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003cb\u003ecaptivating\u003c\/b\u003e love story with engaging characters, wrapped around a murder mystery with high-stakes multi-world politics. \u003ci\u003eWinter's Orbit\u003c\/i\u003e reminds me in the best way of the Vorkosigan series by Lois McMaster Bujold. \u003cb\u003eI can't wait to see what Maxwell does next!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEverina Maxwell's writing has \u003cb\u003eeverything you could ask\u003c\/b\u003e . . . I don't know how she's managed to write a book that's simultaneously \u003cb\u003ean elegant comedy of manners, a charming slow-burn romance, and an adventure in space politics\u003c\/b\u003e, but whatever her secret, \u003cb\u003eI'm wildly envious\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA dazzling and comforting story of galactic politics, healing and romance. \u003cb\u003eIts characters stayed with me long after I raced through the last chapters\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49083489354071,"sku":"9780356515885","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780356515885.jpg?v=1725549108","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/winters-orbit-9780356515885","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}