A sentient spaceship, mourning the death of her spouse who was the leader of their pirate fleet, makes a deal with a captured human. An arranged marriage occurs, with the intent of using the marriage as a cover for an investigation into the previous leader’s death. Between infighting amongst the pirate fleets, and as a war against piracy brews, will they uncover the truth, and will they develop true feelings while they do? Our Illumicrate Exclusive edition is a Royal hardback with a signed bookplate by Aliette de Bodard, and features: Exclusive cover variant Artwork endpapers, different front and back, by Alyssa Winans Foil embossing on the hardback Ombre sprayed edges Bound-in author letter The book at a glance: Adult science fiction standalone F/F romance, lesbian main character, diverse queer identities, Vietnamese-inspired and queer normative world You'll love this if you like... lesbian space pirates, sentient spaceships and Vietnamese-inspired galactic empire Photos by @bookwormgram