Winter's Orbit [Paperback]

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Sparks fly (NPR) in Everina Maxwells gut-wrenching and romantic space opera debut.This paperback edition includes the bonus story A Short Holiday.

Prince Kiem, a famously disappointing minor royal and the Emperors least favorite grandchild, has been called upon to be useful for once. Hes been commanded to fulfill an obligation of marriage to the representative of the Empires newest and most rebellious vassal planet. His future husband, Count Jainan, is a widower and murder suspect.

Neither wants to be wed, but with a conspiracy unfolding around them and the fate of the Empire at stake, they will have to navigate the thorns and barbs of court intrigue, the machinations of war, and the long shadows of Jainans past, and theyll have to do it together.

So begins a legendary love story amid the stars.

LikeAncillary JusticemeetsRed, White and Royal Blue,Winters Orbitis perfect for fans of Lois McMaster Bujold.

High-pitched noises escaped me; I shouted, more than once, 'Now kiss!' ... in a world so relentlessly uncertain, theres a powerfully simple pleasure in the experience of a promise kept. The New York Times Book Review

ASunday TimesBestseller!
A 2022 Alex Award Winner!
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High-pitched noises escaped me; I shouted, more than once, 'Now kiss!' ... in a world so relentlessly uncertain, theres a powerfully simple pleasure in the experience of a promise kept. The New York Times Book Review

[Winter's Orbitfeatures] that compelling dynamic best summed up as 'the grumpy one' (Jainan) and 'the sul“™