A Desolation Called Peace (Teixcalaan, #2)

by Arkady Martine

She had begun petting the Kauraanian kitten, and it purred like it wanted to be a starship engine when it grew up.

that Fleet Captain Sixteen Moonrise is as good a pulling-hook as any.” “Swarm, she isn’t my type.” He snorted. “No, you like them with more flesh and more masculinity, I’m well aware.