Aliette De Bodard - The Red Scholars Wake - 2022 [EN]

"The Red Scholar's Wake by Aliette de Bodard" is a Non-Fiction > General title in English, distributed as a EPUB file (3.0 MB). Written by Aliette de Bodard. The book spans approximately 284 pages with 415 words. Finalist for the 2023 Locus Award for Best NovelFinalist for the 2023 Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best NovelFinalist for the 2022 BSFA Award for Best NovelWhen tech scavenger Xích Si is captured and imprisoned by the infamous pirates of the Red Banner, she expects to be tortured or killed. Instead, their leader, Rice Fish, makes Xích Si an utterly incredible proposition: an offer of marriage.Both have their reasons for this arrangement: Xích Si needs protection; Rice Fish, a sentient spaceship, needs a technical expert to investigate the death of her first wife, the Red Scholar. That's all t...