In a galaxy of interplanetary kingdoms and empires, the gay Prince Kiem, the disappointing and least favorite grandchild of the Emperor, is finally called upon to be useful, commanded to fulfill an obligation of marriage to the gay Count Jainan, who happens to be a widower and murder suspect. Jainan rules the newest and most rebellious vassal world of the Empire, and neither he nor Kiem want to wed one another, but as they find themselves in the midst of an interstellar conspiracy, they find themselves falling in love.
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call number/section: 1000
subjects: same-sex marriage, fiction, gays, homicide, secrecy, interplanetary voyages, science fiction, science fiction