The Red Scholar's Wake by Aliette de Bodard Condition:Like New - Used she was the latter before

she was the latter before her wife died under suspicious circumstances

where the palace hosts a set of games

in the castle built into the frozen mountains

the streets of Kabul loud with the sound of gunfire and bombs

His childhood love has lain in a coma since they were both ousted from the palace

The Red Scholar's Wake by Aliette de Bodard Condition:Like New - Used she was the latter beforeXch 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,