Winter's Orbit

The instant Sunday Times bestseller and queer space opera
Ancillary Justice meets Gideon the Ninth in this thrilling space opera from a debut author - an LGBTQ booktok sensation. 'Sparks fly' (NPR) in Everina Maxwell's heart-wrenching and romantic space opera debut.

'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 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 Boddard

Everina 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_stories

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