{"product_id":"winters-orbit-9781250758842","title":"Winter's Orbit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2022 Alex Award Winner!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Sparks fly\" (NPR) in Everina Maxwell's gut-wrenching and romantic space opera debut.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePrince Kiem, a famously disappointing minor royal and the Emperor's least favorite grandchild, has been called upon to be useful for once. He's commanded to fulfill an obligation of marriage to the representative of the Empire's newest and most rebellious vassal planet. His future husband, Count Jainan, is a widower and murder suspect. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Neither wants to be wed, but with a conspiracy unfolding around them and the fate of the empire at stake they will have to navigate the thorns and barbs of court intrigue, the machinations of war, and the long shadows of Jainan's past, and they'll have to do it together. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e So begins a legendary love story amid the stars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike \u003ci\u003eAncillary Justice\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eRed, White and Royal Blue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWinter's Orbit\u003c\/i\u003e is perfect for fans of Lois McMaster Bujold. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"High-pitched noises escaped me; I shouted, more than once, 'Now kiss!' ... in a world so relentlessly uncertain, there's a powerfully simple pleasure in the experience of a promise kept.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEVERINA MAXWELL is the author of \u003ci\u003eWinter's Orbit\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOcean's Echo\u003c\/i\u003e. They live and work in England, where they collect books and kill houseplants.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51325373251858,"sku":"9781250758842","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fd25afcc-ec37-40e0-90a9-d43209730bb6.jpg?v=1748729621","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/winters-orbit-9781250758842","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}