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, no one can destroy it, and Fleet Captain Nine Hibiscus is supposed to win a war against it. In a desperate attempt to find a diplomatic solution, the fleet captain has sent for an envoy to contact the mysterious invaders. Now Mahit Dzmare and Three Seagrass - both still reeling from the recent upheaval in the Empire - face an impossible task: they must attempt to negotiate with a hostile entity, without inadvertently triggering the destruction of themselves and the Empire.Whether they succeed or fail could change the face of Teixcalaan forever. 'All-round brilliant space opera, I absolutely loved it' - Ann Leckie on A Memory Called Empire'A cutting, beautiful, human adventure . .. The best SF novel I've read
Arkady Martine redefines space opera with her debut audiobook, A Memory Called Empire, "an intricate, layered tale of empire, personal ambition, political obligations and interstellar intrigue."* Amb
Like Ann Leckie's Ancillary Justice and Iain M. Banks' Culture, A Memory Called Empire is a space opera debut that will reinvent the genre.Ambassador Mahit Dzmare arrives in the center of the multi-sy
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 t
In a war of lies she seeks the truthAmbassador Mahit Dzmare travels to the Teixcalaanli Empire’s interstellar capital, eager to take up her new post. Yet when she arrives, she discovers her predecesso
The spectacular space opera sequel to Arkady Martine's genre-reinventing, USA Today bestseller, Locus- and Nebula-nominated, and Hugo Award-winning debut, A Memory Called Empire.An alien armada lurks
"A Memory Called Empire perfectly balances action and intrigue with matters of empire and identity. All around brilliant space opera, I absolutely love it."—Ann Leckie, author of Ancillary JusticeAmba
