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Aliette de Bodard: The Red Scholar's Wake (2022, Orion Publishing Group, Limited)

Xich Si: bot maker, data analyst, mother, scavenger. But those days are over now-her ship …

Review of 'Red Scholar' on 'Goodreads'

Enjoyed this. The characters were interesting and in a story with a familiar romantic shape but a very different setting. I've not read any stories in this universe before so there was a lot to get used yo, but it was presented well through the characters. Felt a bit hurried at some points and occasional clumsy jumps between characters that had me backtracking to see who was ssying what, but makes me want to see more of this world.