{"product_id":"navigational-entanglements-9781250324887","title":"Navigational Entanglements","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward-winning author \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eof \u003ci\u003eThe Red Scholar's Wake \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAliette de Bodard \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ecomes for your heart with a compelling tale of love, duty, and found-family in an exciting new space opera that \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ebrings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e xianxia-style martial arts to the stars\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eJockeying navigator clans guide spaceships through the Hollows: an area of space populated by the mysterious but deadly creatures known as Tanglers. When a Tangler escapes the Hollows for the first time in living memory, each clan must send a representative to help capture it--but the mission may be doomed and the hearts of two clan juniors may be in danger too.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eViệt Nhi is not good with people. Or politics. Which is a problem when the Rooster clan sends her on the mission against her will, forcing her to work with an ill-matched group of squabbling teammates from rival clans, including one who she can't avoid, and maybe doesn't want to. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHạc Cúc of the Snake clan has always been better at poisoning and stabbing than at making friends, but she's drawn to Nhi's perceptiveness and obliviousness to social conventions--including the ones that really should make Nhi think twice about spending time with her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when their imperial envoy and nominal leader is poisoned, this crew of expendable apprentices will have to learn to work together--fast--before the invisible Tangler can wreak havoc on a civilian city and destroy the fragile reputation of the clans. Along the way, Nhi and Hạc Cúc will have to learn the hardest lesson of all: to see past their own misconceptions and learn to trust their growing feelings for each other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tordotcom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250324887\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2024 pg. 83\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aliette de Bodard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44241316905141,"sku":"9781250324887","price":17.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_efabc55b-32ab-4d66-908c-fa9aa4514881.jpg?v=1717472662","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/navigational-entanglements-9781250324887","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}