A Memory Called Empire
Arkady Martine
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Genre
Drama, Romance, Mystery, Science Fiction
Content Warnings
None.
Read If You Like…
Politics in Space, Queer-Normative Worlds, Space Operas
Other
Synopsis
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. But no one will admit that his death wasn’t an accident—or that Mahit might be next to die, during a time of political instability in the highest echelons of the imperial court.
Now, Mahit must discover who is behind the murder, rescue herself, and save her Station from Teixcalaan’s 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.
Part of: The Teixcalaan Series (Teixcalaan #1)
Glad you enjoyed this book, its one of my all time favorites haha. One of the best explorations of imperialism – its allure and evils, in scifi IMO. If you liked the theme of two people sharing a body to some extent, I highly reccomend Nine Fox Gambit – though that one is more heavy on the transgender themes.
Absolutely agree with everything you say. It’s weirdly become one of my comfort reads, haha. As for Nine Fox Gambit, thank you for the suggestion! I’ve put it on my (tragically long) to-read list.