The Red Scholar's Wake by Aliette de Bodard

The Red Scholar's Wake by Aliette de BodardXch 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. Xch 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 Xch Si and herself. Rice Fish: sentient ship, leader of the infamous Red Banner pirate fleet,

and gathering every scrap of power she could

and the only life she’s ever known

When a chance encounter sparks an unlikely bond between rival murderers Sloane and Rowan

Liv desperately needs to change the trajectory of her life … so she steals her perfect sister’s identity

Nirrim must surrender her old life

or take a morning jog without him following behind

Want things I never wanted

They’re a gateway

then why am I always looking for him in crowded rooms

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The spellbinding new novel from one of our most fearless chroniclers of the female experience

Forced to attend the Spartan War Academy