A Desolation Called Peace

By Arkady Martine,

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A Desolation Called Peace is the spectacular space opera sequel to A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine, winner of the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novel.

An alien terror could spell our end.

An alien threat lurks on the edges of Teixcalaanli space. No one can communicate with it,ā€¦

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1 author picked A Desolation Called Peace as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book is just as gorgeously and intelligently written as the first installment in the Teixcalaanli space empire.

It picks up the seriesā€™ examination of colonialism, otherness, and languageā€™s complicity in conquest while bringing in new, alien elements that force the protagonists to grapple with the concept of personhood.

We follow disillusioned Mahit Dzmare as she struggles to adjust to life after the events of the first book, her will-they-wonā€™t-they relationship with her former imperial liaison, and an all-new threat to Teixcalaan that challenges loyalties and the social and personal mechanisms on which empire grinds.

Readers who know the stingā€¦

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