An alien terror could spell our end. Fleet Captain Nine Hibiscus faces an impossible task: win a war against an unknowable threat at the edge of Teixcalaanli space.
In A Desolation Called Peace, the spectacular sequel to the Hugo Award-winning A Memory Called Empire, author Arkady Martine thrusts readers back into a world of enthralling space opera and political intrigue. With an inscrutable alien presence lurking on the borders of the empire, Fleet Captain Nine Hibiscus must find a way to achieve victory against an enemy that no one can communicate with or destroy.
Mahit Dzmare and Three Seagrass, both still reeling from recent upheaval, are sent as envoys to attempt a diplomatic solution. Failure could spell the end of the empire, but success might change the face of Teixcalaan forever. Martine weaves a complex and deeply human adventure, exploring themes of memory, language, and power in a richly imagined universe.
Praise for Arkady Martine's Teixcalaan series:
'All-round brilliant space opera, I absolutely loved it.' - Ann Leckie, author of Ancillary Justice
'A cutting, beautiful, human adventure . . . The best SF novel I've read in the last five years.' - Yoon Ha Lee, author of Ninefox Gambit
A Desolation Called Peace is the second book in the Teixcalaan duology, a must-read for fans of space opera, political intrigue, and queer science fiction.
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This is first-class space opera, with added spycraft, diplomatic intrigue and scary aliens, along with interesting explorations of perception, ways of communicating, and what makes a person -- <i>Guardian</i> A dizzying, exhilarating story of diplomacy, conspiracy, and first contact in the powerhouse sequel to her Hugo Award-winning debut . . . This complex, stunning space opera promises to reshape the genre -- <i>Publishers Weekly</i> starred review Martine weaves a dramatic and suspenseful story of political intrigue and alien first contact . . . each character is rendered in exquisite detail -- <i>Booklist</i> starred review Culturally rich and profound . . . It is an exquisitely written book. Martine is a master at language, character building, and history, and that mastery is evident in every facet of the story -- <i>Grimdark Magazine</i> A worthy successor to A Memory Called Empire. It is simultaneously in argument with science fiction's history of empires as protagonists, in conversation with familiar ideas such as hive minds and first contact . . . while all the time managing to tell an entirely original story -- <i>Strange Horizons</i> You will be endlessly surprised . . . I can't recommend this enough if you're ever looking for something more cerebral, tense and rich -- <i>FantasyHive</i> Entertaining and intelligent speculative fiction. Martine's fiction embraces soaring fantasy mixing imagination with politics . . . One of the best and most imaginative first contact fictions yet to be written -- <i>FantasyBookReview</i> Here's hoping Martine isn't finished playing in this particular sandbox. Highly recommended -- <i>FantasyLiterature</i> A Memory Called Empire perfectly balances action and intrigue with matters of empire and identity. All-round brilliant space opera, I absolutely loved it -- Ann Leckie on <i>A Memory Called Empire</i> A cutting, beautiful, human adventure about cultural exchange, identity and intrigue. The best SF novel I've read in the last five years -- Yoon Ha Lee on <i>A Memory Called Empire</i> An intricate, layered tale of empire, personal ambition, political obligations and interstellar intrigue. Vivid and delightfully inventive -- Aliette de Bodard on <i>A Memory Called Empire</i> An elegant and accomplished example of the subgenre of subtle scheming with a background of stars. A delightful read. I couldn't put it down -- Jo Walton on <i>A Memory Called Empire</i> An exceptional first novel recommended for fans of Cherryh, Leckie, Banks and Asimov -- Elizabeth Bear on <i>A Memory Called Empire</i> A cunningly plotted, richly imagined tale of interstellar intrigue that does something new with space opera -- Ken MacLeod on <i>A Memory Called Empire</i>
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Interest Age: From 18 years
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Höhe: 195 mm
Breite: 128 mm
Dicke: 32 mm
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978-1-5290-0164-8 (9781529001648)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Arkady Martine is a speculative fiction writer and, as Dr AnnaLinden Weller, a historian of the Byzantine Empire and an apprentice city planner. Under both names she writes about border politics, rhetoric, propaganda and the edges of the world. Arkady grew up in New York City and, after some time in Turkey, Canada and Sweden, lives in Baltimore with her wife, the author Vivian Shaw. She is the author of the Teixcalaan duology, which begins with A Memory Called Empire.
