Now, Mahit must discover who is behind the murder, rescue herself, and save her Station from Teixcalaan's unceasing expansion-all while navigating an alien culture that is all too seductive, engaging in intrigues of her own, and hiding a deadly technological secret-one that might spell the end of her Station and her way of life-or rescue it from annihilation.Ī fascinating space opera debut novel, Arkady Martine's A Memory Called Empire is an interstellar mystery adventure. But no one will admit that his death wasn't an accident-or that Mahit might be next to die, during a time of political instability in the highest echelons of the imperial court. All around brilliant space opera, I absolutely love it."-Ann Leckie, author of Ancillary Justice Ambassador Mahit Dzmare arrives in the center of the multi-system Teixcalaanli Empire only to discover that her predecessor, the previous ambassador from their small but fiercely independent mining Station, has died. " A Memory Called Empire perfectly balances action and intrigue with matters of empire and identity. ‘A Memory Called Empire perfectly balances action and intrigue with matters of empire and identity.Winner of the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novel A Locus, and Nebula Award nominee for 2019 A Best Book of 2019: Library Journal, Polygon, Den of Geek An NPR Favorite Book of 2019 A Guardian Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Book of 2019 and "Not the Booker Prize" Nominee A Goodreads Biggest SFF Book of 2019 and Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee Or it might save them from annihilation.Ī Memory Called Empire is followed by A Desolation Called Peace in the Teixcalaan duology. For she’s hiding an extraordinary technological secret, one which might destroy her station and its way of life.
And while she hunts for the killer, Mahit must somehow prevent the rapacious Empire from annexing her home: a small, fiercely independent mining station.Īs she sinks deeper into an alien culture that is all too seductive, Mahit engages in intrigues of her own. Now Mahit must navigate the capital’s enticing yet deadly halls of power, to discover dangerous truths. But no one will admit his death wasn’t accidental – and she might be next. Yet when she arrives, she discovers her predecessor was murdered. Īmbassador Mahit Dzmare travels to the Teixcalaanli Empire’s interstellar capital, eager to take up her new post. Shortlisted for the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards. For those who loved Ann Leckie’s epic space opera Ancillary Justice, Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth and Iain M. Winner of the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novel.Īrkady Martine’s A Memory Called Empire is one of the hottest science fiction debuts around.
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