{"product_id":"the-red-scholars-wake-a-xuya-universe-romance","title":"The Red Scholar's Wake: A Xuya Universe Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen tech scavenger Xích Si is captured and imprisoned by the infamous pirates of the Red Banner, she expects to be tortured or killed. Instead, their leader, \u003ci\u003eRice Fish\u003c\/i\u003e, makes Xích Si an utterly incredible proposition: an offer of marriage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth have their reasons for this arrangement: Xích Si needs protection; \u003ci\u003eRice Fish\u003c\/i\u003e, a sentient spaceship, needs a technical expert to investigate the death of her first wife, the Red Scholar. That's all there is to it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as the interstellar war against piracy rages on and their own investigation reaches a dire conclusion, the two of them discover that their arrangement has evolved into something much less business-focused and more personal...and tender. And maybe the best thing that's ever happened to either of them-but only if they can find a way to survive together. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rich space opera and an intensely soft romance, from an exceptional SF author. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdvance Praise for \u003ci\u003eThe Red Scholar's Wake\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"So romantic I may simply perish.\" -Tasha Suri, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Jasmine Throne\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"LESBIAN SPACE PIRATES. Enough said.\" -Katee Robert, \u003ci\u003eNYT\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eNeon Gods\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Red Scholar's Wake\u003c\/i\u003e is a fizzingly inventive space opera, quite unlike anything I've encountered before, and told with style, grace, and a big dose of heart. SF is lucky to have Aliette de Bodard.\" -Alastair Reynolds, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Red Scholar's Wake\u003c\/i\u003e takes you on an exhilarating dive into space piracy with passion, politics, dazzling settings, and-even better-a profound core of love transcending hopelessness that rings throughout the story.\" -Everina Maxwell, author of \u003ci\u003eWinter's Orbit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56045124452674,"sku":"9781625676122","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/2930\/3106\/files\/9781625676122-cover-02eda3582f03ede71c94.jpg?v=1788304426","url":"https:\/\/longdarkhouse.com\/products\/the-red-scholars-wake-a-xuya-universe-romance","provider":"Long Dark House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}