
The Red Scholar's Wake: Shortlisted for the 2023 Arthur C. Clarke
Author: Aliette de Bodard Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 'A great sapphic sci-fi' SAMANTHA SHANNON Xich Si: bot maker, data analyst, mother, scavenger. But those days are over now-her ship has just been captured by the Red Banner pirate fleet, famous for their double-dealing and cruelty. Xich Si expects to be tortured to death-only for the pirates' enigmatic leader, Rice Fish, to arrive with a different and shocking proposition: an arranged marriage between Xich Si and herself. Rice Fish:...
