Echo der Welten

'A chilling account of a dark past wrapped in the warm blanket of a promising future . . . A pleasure to read' Ann Leckie<BR><BR>'Sparks fly' NPR<BR><BR> 'A stunning new space opera debut' K. B. Wagers<BR><BR> 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 bid to keep rising hostilities between two worlds under control. But Prince Taam's death may not have been an accident, and when Jainan himself is a suspect, he and Kiem must navigate the perils of the Iskat court, solve a murder, and prevent an interplanetary war . . .<BR><BR>***Winner of an ALA Alex Award***<BR>***Sunday Times bestseller***<BR><BR> 'Has everything you could ask: impossible choices, divided loyalties, dry wit . . . charming slow-burn romance, and an adventure in space politics' A. K. Larkwood<BR><BR>'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' The New York Times Book Review<BR><BR> 'Dazzling . . . Its characters stayed with me long after I raced through the last chapters' Aliette de Boddard<BR><BR> Everina Maxwell's debut is a space opera with high-stakes multi-world politics and irresistibly engaging characters, perfect for fans of Gideon the Ninth and The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet. An LGBTQ romance and Tiktok/Booktok sensation. Find the author on Twitter at @av_stories<BR><BR>From the same author:<BR>OCEAN'S ECHO

Ihre erfolgreiche Ehe wird die gegensätzlichen Welten in Einklang bringen.Ihr Scheitern wird das Ende des Imperiums bedeuten.Der berüchtigte Prinz Kiem, der unbeliebteste Enkel des Imperators, soll sich ausnahmsweise einmal nützlich machen. Er soll den Vertreter des neuesten und rebellischsten Vasallenplaneten des Imperiums heiraten. Sein zukünftiger Ehemann, Graf Jainan, ist Witwer und ... Mordverdächtiger. Keiner der beiden will heiraten. Aber da sich um sie herum eine Verschwörung abspielt und das Schicksal des Imperiums auf dem Spiel steht, müssen die beiden sich durch die Dornen und Stacheln der Hofintrigen, die Machenschaften des Krieges und die langen Schatten von Jainans Vergangenheit kämpfen. Und sie müssen es gemeinsam tun.So beginnt eine legendäre Liebesgeschichte inmitten der Sterne.Die Maschinen (Ann Leckie) trifft auf Royal Blue (Casey McQuiston)

Ocean's Echo is a stand-alone, romantic space adventure, set in the same universe as Everina Maxwell's hit debut, Winter's Orbit.<BR><BR>When Tennal - a rich socialite, inveterate flirt, and walking disaster - is caught using his telepathic powers for illegal activities, the military decides to bind his mind to someone whose coercive powers are strong enough to control him.<BR><BR>Enter Lieutenant Surit, the child of a disgraced general. Out of a desperate need to restore a pension to his other parent, Lieutenant Surit agrees to be bound to Tennal and keep him conscripted in the army, a task that seems impossible even for someone with Surit's ability to control minds.<BR><BR>Tennal just wants to escape, but Surit isn't all that he seems. And their bond may just be the key to their freedom.