Readers will eagerly away the planned sequels to this impressive debut.-Publishers Weekly, starred review Politics and personalities blend with an immersive setting and beautiful prose in a debut that weaves threads of identity, assimilation, technology, and culture to offer an exceedingly well-done sf political thriller.-Library Journal, starred review This is both an epic and a human story, successful in the mode of Ann Leckie and Yoon Ha Lee. it left me utterly dazzled.-The New York Times Book Review gorgeously crafted diplomatic space opera. This book has everything I love.-Charlie Jane Anders, author of All the Birds in the Sky And coming soon, the brilliant sequel, A Desolation Called Peace! Review Quotes A mesmerizing debut. A fascinating space opera debut novel, Arkady Martines A Memory Called Empire is an interstellar mystery adventure. Now, Mahit must discover who is behind the murder, rescue herself, and save her Station from Teixcalaans 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. But no one will admit that his death wasnt 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. Now, Mahit must discover who is behind the murder, rescue herself, and save her Station from Teixcalaans 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- Book Synopsis 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 A Memory Called Empire perfectly balances action and intrigue with matters of empire and identity.

About the Book 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.

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