PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Aliette de Bodard is one of the Writers of the Future, has won two Nebula Awards, a Locus Award and a BSFA Award. She has also been a finalist for the Hugo, Sturgeon, and Tiptree Awards, making her one of our most-lauded contemporary fiction writers. A writer by night, by day she is a qualified engineer, specialising in Applied Mathematics. She lives in Paris, in a flat with more computers than she really needs. You can learn more at www.aliettedebodard.com or by following @aliettedb on twitter.
"A ""read-in-one-sitting"" novel with a beautifully-realized setting amid a complex examination of power and consequences, all intertwined with an intense and gripping romance. -- Kate Elliott, author of Unconquerable Sun * Kate Elliott, author of Unconquerable Sun * De Bodard's novel, with its rich overlay of Vietnamese culture, is a sumptuous, romantic experience * The Financial Times * A gripping science fiction adventure, full of cool science-fictional ideas, plot twists, and high stakes . . . Most importantly, this story has heart, with characters you really care about * Laura J Mixon, author of Up Against It and the Avatars Dance trilogy * Intense, gripping, and beautifully-realized * Kate Elliott, author of UNCONQUERABLE SUN * An epic tale of piracy and romance in the void of space. A new book from Aliette de Bodard is always a treasure * Gareth L Powell, award-winning author of Stars and Bones * Thrillingly exciting and achingly romantic, The Red Scholar's Wake is rich with political intrigue and piratical adventure. It took my breath away! * Stephanie Burgis, author of SNOWSPELLED and SCALES AND SENSIBILITY * Confident, sexy, and touching - The Red Scholar's Wake gives a whole new meaning to the phrase ""star-crossed lovers""! * Max Gladstone, Hugo and Nebula award-winning author * A Xuya-verse f/f romance about lesbian space pirates and it's SO GOOD One of the protagonists is a sentient space ship, and the descriptions of her are absolutely swoon-worthy * Susan, Smart Bitches, Trashy Books * The Red Scholar's Wake 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, SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author * The Red Scholar's Wake 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 WINTER’S ORBIT * Space pirates, a marriage of convenience, and a world that feels really fresh-you don't want to miss this one! * Katee Robert, NYT bestselling author of NEON GODS * So romantic I may simply perish * Tasha Suri, author of THE JASMINE THRONE *"
