![]() ![]() ![]() “This book is dedicated to anyone who has ever fallen in love with a culture that was devouring their own.” It is shining and immersive and should be read and read often. My ThoughtsĪ Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine is an expertly crafted science fiction fantasy novel that incorporates real-world cultures into the intricate Aztec Empire-influenced mythos. ![]() 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. 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. “THE problem with sending messages was that people responded to them, which meant one had to write more messages in reply.”― Arkady Martine, A Memory Called Empire AboutĪmbassador 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. ![]() Book Reviews Nothing touched by Empire stays clean. ![]()
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