A cleverly humorous and sweetly romantic science fiction story of healing. I highly recommend reading this book to both thinkers and casuals. Karen Lord artfully employs creative twists on numerous tropes alongside a well developed and diverse cast of characters to draw attention to and explore a wide range of social issues and relationship dynamics. Dllenahkh and Grace Delarua visit various settlements in search of people willing to aid the Sadiri in their survival both as a people and as a culture. Their journey forces them to reassess and reaffirm their values as they find their paths forward, and illustrates that through diversity, in helping and learning from each other, we get the best of all possible worlds.

A wonderful mix of sci-if, social constructs and o course romance.