4/29/2023 0 Comments A memory called empirewalking delicately upon the tightrope of intrigue and partisan battles in the streets to safely bring the tale to a poignantly true conclusion. Martine allows the backstory to unroll slowly. Banks, she's created a universe that can spawn a hundred books. Everything's here: plots and counterplots, political manoeuvring, great writing, and brilliant ideas on language and empire. 'Arkady Martine's first novel is a thrillingly smart space opera with grand scope. 'Exquisite and smart as hell.' - Fran Wilde I very much enjoyed it and look forward to what Martine does next.' - Martha Wells ' A Memory Called Empire is a murder mystery wrapped up in a political space opera, and deeply immerses the reader in a unique culture and society. Super-fun, and ultra-fascinating.' - Charlie Jane Anders This book has everything I love: identity crises, unlikely romance, complicated politics, and cunning adventurers. 'In A Memory Called Empire Arkady Martine smuggles you into her interstellar diplomatic pouch, and takes you on the most thrilling ride ever. 'A cunningly plotted, richly imagined tale of interstellar intrigue that does something new with space opera.' - Ken MacLeod 'An exceptional first novel recommended for fans of Cherryh, Leckie, Banks, and Asimov' - Elizabeth Bear 'An elegant and accomplished example of the subgenre of subtle scheming with a background of stars. Vivid and delightfully inventive.' - Aliette de Bodard 'An intricate, layered tale of empire, personal ambition, political obligations and interstellar intrigue. The best SF novel I've read in the last five years.' - Yoon Ha Lee 'A cutting, beautiful, human adventure about cultural exchange, identity, and intrigue. Add in a great will-they-won't-they wlw romantic interest. An ambassador from a small space station has to survive in the capital of a galactic empire where everyone seems to want her dead. 'Contender for debut of the year.' - SFX Magazine All-round brilliant space opera, I absolutely loved it.' - Ann Leckie, author of Ancillary Justice ' A Memory Called Empire perfectly balances action and intrigue with matters of empire and identity. Publisher: Pan Macmillan ISBN: 9781529001594 Number of pages: 464 Weight: 324 g Dimensions: 197 x 129 x 30 mm MEDIA REVIEWS ![]() ![]() ![]() Banks's Culture novels.Ī Memory Called Empire is followed by A Desolation Called Peace in the Teixcalaan duology. For those who loved Ann Leckie's epic space opera Ancillary Justice, Tamsyn Muir's Gideon the Ninth and Iain M. Or it might save them from annihilation.Īrkady Martine's A Memory Called Empire is one of the hottest science fiction debuts around. 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 Winner of the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novel
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