A Memory Called Empire
by Arkady Martine
Recommended by Adrienne Porter Felt and Ted Knutson
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Space Opera, Science Fiction, and Science Fiction.
Ambassador Mahit Dzmare arrives in the center of the multisystem Teixcalaanli Empire only to discover that her predecessor, the previous ambassador from their small but fiercely independent mining Station, has died. But no one will admit that his death wasn't an accidentor that Mahit might be next to die, during a time of political instability i...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Space Opera, Science Fiction, and Science Fiction.
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Ted Knutson
“My brain has been leaking out of my brain at the end of every day, so I've been happy to let it stretch out into books again I really enjoyed A Memory Called Empire. Who has SF/Fantasy recs from the last couple of years for me (Tag @TheM_L_G since he also does this regularly.) | Need a distraction Check out these delightful scifi books: The City in the Middle of the Night (Charlie Jane Anders) The Book of Koli (M R Carey) All Systems Red (Martha Wells) A Memory Called Empire (Arkady Martine)”
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