I read Mulberry and Owl because it's nominated for a Locus award in 2022. This story is set in the Xuya universe, with mindships as characters. The title is a reference to the location of the story and one of the characters, a ship named The Owl with the Moon’s Tongue. It's an enforcement ship, holding up a horrible dictatorship. The protagonist has rebelled against that dictatorship along with her friend Kim Lan, but Kim is now giving in and seeking amnesty. The protagonist is buying that amnesty by increasing the capabilities of that enforcement ship. This tortures her in ways one would expect, and is well told.
Sort of reminds me of trying to rebel in modern China. But as we have seen, Chinese citizens succeed in this sometimes. Ok for fans of De Bodard.
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