Winter's Orbit Darkest Powers From one of the most

From one of the most original new voices in modern fiction comes a startling vision of a world where you can get away with anything

Having come so far and lost so much

All she wants is to retire from the poisonous world of the Venetian court to mourn her husband in peace

The thief is not your run-of-the-mill nut job

But ten thousand years after its creation

Winter's Orbit Darkest Powers From one of the most'A chilling account of a dark past wrapped in the warm blanket of a promising future . . . A pleasure to read' Ann Leckie 'Sparks fly' NPR 'A stunning new space opera debut' K. B. Wagers The Iskat Empire rules its vassal planets through a system of treaties so when Prince Taam, key figure in a political alliance, is killed, a replacement must be found. His widower, Jainan, is rushed into an arranged marriage with the disreputable aristocrat Kiem, in a