{"product_id":"the-dragonfly-gambit","title":"The Dragonfly Gambit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Hits like a punch to the face.\" —Kate Elliott\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNearly ten years after Inez Kato sustained a career-ending injury during a military exercise gone awry, she lies, cheats, and seduces her way to the very top, to destroy the fleet that she was once a part of, even at the cost of her own life.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEnnis Rezál, Third Daughter of the Rule, has six months left to live. She is desperate to end the twenty-year war she was birthed to fight. But when she brings Inez aboard the mothership, a chess game of manipulation and double-crossing begins to unfold, and the Rule doesn't stand a chance.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart of the Neon Hemlock Novella Series.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA.D. Sui\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Ukrainian-born, queer, and disabled speculative fiction writer. A failed academic and retired fencer, she spends her days wrangling her two dogs and hundreds of tropical plants. Her writing has appeared in \u003cem\u003eDark Matter Magazine, Augur, HavenSpec\u003c\/em\u003e, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The Dragonfly Gambit\u003c\/em\u003e doesn't hold back—it hits like a punch to the face. Sui's novella unrelentingly explores loving what you most hate, even when you need to destroy it.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eKate Elliott\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eUnconquerable Sun\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The Dragonfly Gambit\u003c\/em\u003e is phenomenal. Queer, dark, twisted, tragic and deliciously sexy—it's got it all. Nez is a razor-sharp, fiendishly complex unreliable narrator and I'm obsessed with her and the way she loves, hates, plots, and schemes. I devoured this novella and would gladly gulp down ten more helpings of Sui's poetic, merciless prose.\" -\u003cstrong\u003e Hana Lee\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eRoad to Ruin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Dragonfly Gambit\u003c\/em\u003e is intense, seductive, and commands your attention! Inez and Ennis are Revenge's Emily Thorne and Victoria Grayson trapped in space; it's a true pleasure watching them claw pieces out of each other.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eBrent Lambert,\u003c\/strong\u003e author of \u003cem\u003eA Necessary Chaos\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The Dragonfly Gambit is a visceral and brilliant page-turner that deftly meshes thrilling space opera action, political mind games, and toxic romance. Sui paints an intergalactic war that is as devastating and complex as the characters embroiled in it.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eAngela Liu\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of\u003cem\u003e Beautiful Ways We Break Each Other Open\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A magnificent space opera with all the cruel, sensual charm and action of Killing Eve combined with an unflinching dive into empire, and what it means to dismantle it.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eAvra Margariti\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Saint of Witches\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A gut-wrenching tale of revenge with a cast of delightfully messed up characters and heartfelt portrayals of disability. A.D. Sui shows us the true evil of Empire—nobody is spared, not even its cogs.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eFrancesca Tacchi\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eLet The Mountains Be My Grave\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I highly recommend checking this out if you enjoy the combination of sapphic sci-fi with overreaching military rule and characters that are in it to end it.\" -\u003cstrong\u003e Jessica\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This was a great novella. I was engrossed in the story with all the twists and turns; I thought the book was going to end a certain way and was completely shocked during the last chapter. The characters were interesting and the dialogue was engaging. I specifically enjoyed Nez and the Third Daughter. I would recommend this book highly.\" - \u003cstrong\u003eAmanda Ehnis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Itasca Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54526367170835,"sku":"9781952086793","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0948\/3521\/2563\/files\/9781952086793ita.jpg?v=1785851824","url":"https:\/\/danuc.net\/products\/the-dragonfly-gambit","provider":"Danu's Wardrobe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}