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Arkady Martine

A Memory Called Empire : Winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel...

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At a Glance
Gripping murder mystery
Galactic intrigue tale
Ambassador protagonist adventure
Immersive interstellar setting
Readable 464-page paperback
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Winner of the Hugo Award for Best NovelI absolutely loved it &ndash Ann Leckie, author of Ancillary JusticeIn a war of lies, she seeks the truth. An epic, queer space opera, A Memory Called Empire is the astonishing debut novel from Arkady Martine.Ambassador Mahit Dzmare travels to the Teixcalaanli Empire&rsquos interstellar capital, eager to take up her new post. Yet when she arrives, she discovers her predecessor was murdered. But no one will admit his death wasn&rsquot accidental &ndash and she might be next.Now Mahit must navigate the capital&rsquos enticing yet deadly halls of power, to discover dangerous truths. And, while she hunts for the killer, Mahit must somehow prevent the rapacious Empire from annexing her home a small, fiercely independent mining station.As she sinks deeper into an alien culture that is all too seductive, Mahit engages in intrigues of her own. For she is hiding an extraordinary technological secret &ndash one which might destroy her station and its way of life. Or it might save them from annihilation.A Memory Called Empire is the first in the Teixcalaan duology. It is followed by A Desolation Called Peace.&lsquoContender for debut of the year&rsquo SFX MagazineShortlisted for the 2020 Arthur C. Clarke AwardShortlisted for the 2019 Goodreads Choice AwardsPerfect for those who loved Ann Leckies epic space opera Ancillary Justice, Tamsyn Muirs Gideon the Ninth and Iain M. Banks&rsquos Culture novels.

SKU: M9781529001594
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Binding: Paperback;464 pages; Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Int Ltd - MDL; Classification: FLS; Weight: 436 g; Dimensions: 131 x 196 x 29

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