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A great sapphic scifi
SAMANTHA SHANNON

Xch Si bot maker data analyst mother scavenger But those days are over nowher ship has just been captured by the Red Banner pirate fleet famous for their doubledealing and cruelty Xch Si expects to be tortured to deathonly for the pirates enigmatic leader Rice Fish to arrive with a different and shocking proposition an arranged marriage between Xch Si and herself

Rice Fish sentient ship leader of the infamous Red Banner pirate fleet wife of the Red Scholar Or at least she was the latter before her wife died under suspicious circumstances Now isolated and alone Rice Fish wants Xch Sis help to find out who struck against them and why Marrying Xch Si means Rice Fish can offer Xch Si protection in exchange for Xch Sis technical fluency a business arrangement with nothing more to it

But as the investigation goes on Rice Fish and Xch Si find themselves falling for each other As the interstellar war against piracy intensifies and the five fleets start fighting each other they will have to make a standand to decide what kind of future they have together

An exciting space opera and a beautiful romance from an exceptional SF author shortlisted for the 2023 Arthur C Clarke Award

Confident sexy and touching
MAX GLADSTONE

An exhilarating dive into space piracy
EVERINA MAXWELL

A fizzingly inventive space opera
ALASTAIR REYNOLDS

The most glittery and delicious candyshell
FREYA MARSKE

A readinonesitting novel
KATE ELLIOTT

An epic tale of piracy and romance
GARETH L POWELL

It took my breath away
STEPHANIE BURGIS

LESBIAN SPACE PIRATES Enough said
KATEE ROBERT