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.
A Desolation Called Peace is the spectacular space-opera sequel to Arkady Martine's genre-reinventing, Hugo Award-winning debut, A Memory Called Empire.
An alien armada lurks on the edges of Teixcalaanli space. No one can communicate with it, no one can destroy it, and Fleet Captain Nine Hibiscus is running out of options.
In a desperate attempt at diplomacy with the mysterious invaders, the fleet captain has sent for a diplomatic envoy. Now Mahit Dzmare and Three Seagrass - still reeling from the recent upheaval in the Empire - face the impossible task of trying to communicate with a hostile entity.
Their failure will guarantee millions of deaths in an endless war. Their success might prevent Teixcalaan’s destruction - and allow the empire to continue its rapacious expansion.
Or it might create something far stranger....
01 – A Memory Called Empire – 01 – Intro
01 – A Memory Called Empire – 02 – Epigraphs
01 – A Memory Called Empire – 03 – Prelude
01 – A Memory Called Empire – 04 – Chapter One
01 – A Memory Called Empire – 05 – Chapter Two
01 – A Memory Called Empire – 06 – Chapter Three
01 – A Memory Called Empire – 07 – Chapter Four
01 – A Memory Called Empire – 08 – Chapter Five
01 – A Memory Called Empire – 09 – Chapter Six
01 – A Memory Called Empire – 10 – Interlude
01 – A Memory Called Empire – 11 – Chapter Seven
01 – A Memory Called Empire – 12 – Chapter Eight
01 – A Memory Called Empire – 13 – Chapter Nine
01 – A Memory Called Empire – 14 – Chapter Ten
01 – A Memory Called Empire – 15 – Interlude
01 – A Memory Called Empire – 16 – Chapter Eleven
01 – A Memory Called Empire – 17 – Chapter Twelve
01 – A Memory Called Empire – 18 – Chapter Thirteen
01 – A Memory Called Empire – 19 – Chapter Fourteen
01 – A Memory Called Empire – 20 – Chapter Fifteen
01 – A Memory Called Empire – 21 – Chapter Sixteen
01 – A Memory Called Empire – 22 – Interlude
01 – A Memory Called Empire – 23 – Chapter Seventeen
01 – A Memory Called Empire – 24 – Chapter Eighteen
01 – A Memory Called Empire – 25 – Chapter Nineteen
01 – A Memory Called Empire – 26 – Chapter Twenty
01 – A Memory Called Empire – 27 – Chapter Twenty-One
01 – A Memory Called Empire – 28 – Aftermath
02 – A Desolation Called Peace – 01 – Intro
02 – A Desolation Called Peace – 02 – Prelude
02 – A Desolation Called Peace – 03 – Chapter One
02 – A Desolation Called Peace – 04 – Chapter Two
02 – A Desolation Called Peace – 05 – Chapter Three
02 – A Desolation Called Peace – 06 – Chapter Four
02 – A Desolation Called Peace – 07 – Interlude
02 – A Desolation Called Peace – 08 – Chapter Five
02 – A Desolation Called Peace – 09 – Chapter Six
02 – A Desolation Called Peace – 10 – Chapter Seven
02 – A Desolation Called Peace – 11 – Interlude
02 – A Desolation Called Peace – 12 – Chapter Eight
02 – A Desolation Called Peace – 13 – Chapter Nine
02 – A Desolation Called Peace – 14 – Chapter Ten
02 – A Desolation Called Peace – 15 – Interlude
02 – A Desolation Called Peace – 16 – Chapter Eleven
02 – A Desolation Called Peace – 17 – Chapter Twelve
02 – A Desolation Called Peace – 18 – Interlude
02 – A Desolation Called Peace – 19 – Chapter Thirteen
02 – A Desolation Called Peace – 20 – Chapter Fourteen
02 – A Desolation Called Peace – 21 – Chapter Fifteen
02 – A Desolation Called Peace – 22 – Interlude
02 – A Desolation Called Peace – 23 – Chapter Sixteen
02 – A Desolation Called Peace – 24 – Chapter Seventeen
02 – A Desolation Called Peace – 25 – Chapter Eighteen
02 – A Desolation Called Peace – 26 – Chapter Nineteen
02 – A Desolation Called Peace – 27 – Chapter Twenty
02 – A Desolation Called Peace – 28 – Postlude
02 – A Desolation Called Peace – 29 – End
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