![]() A far cry from the Anglo-Western science fiction we've become used to, it hums with possibilities we cannot imagine as an audience grown fat on the same old fare. De Bodard's Xuya universe setting is something to behold, a group of loosely connected stories in which Vietnamese and Chinese cultures have reached the stars and develop their own mindships, artificial intelligences borne in human wombs and raised in mixed families. It's always exciting to start your first book by an author you've never read before. ![]() This wonderfully crafted novella was my introduction to de Bodard's work, and what a first impression! ![]() Tea, space, and mysteries within mysteries.” -Mary Robinette KowalĪliette de Bodard's beautiful homage to Conan Doyle's consulting detective will enthral and enchant you. “The Tea Master is an astonishing Holmesian mystery, in which Holmes is a woman and Watson is a spaceship. And I want so much more of it.” -Ana Grilo, Kirkus “The Tea Master and the Detective is the Sherlock Holmes retelling I always wanted and now I have it. ![]() ![]() “A window onto a beautifully developed world that widens the meaning of space opera.” -New York Times ![]()
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