A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine Book Summary

BOOK SCORE
4.5
TOTAL RATINGS
576
BOOK PRICE
$11.99

Winner of the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novel
A Locus, and Nebula Award nominee for 2019
A Best Book of 2019: Library Journal, Polygon, Den of Geek

An NPR Favorite Book of 2019
A Guardian Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Book of 2019 and “Not the Booker Prize” Nominee
A Goodreads Biggest SFF Book of 2019 and Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee

"A Memory Called Empire perfectly balances action and intrigue with matters of empire and identity. All around brilliant space opera, I absolutely love it."—Ann Leckie, author of Ancillary Justice

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 fascinating space opera debut novel, Arkady Martine's A Memory Called Empire is an interstellar mystery adventure.

"The most thrilling ride ever. This book has everything I love."
—Charlie Jane Anders, author of All the Birds in the Sky

And coming soon, the brilliant sequel, A Desolation Called Peace!

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

A Memory Called Empire Book Details

Book Name A Memory Called Empire
Genre Science Fiction
Author Arkady Martine
Published 26 March 2019, Tuesday
Price $11.99
E-Book Size 3.38 MB

A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine Book Reviews

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Striz88

Good.... Not Great. I read alot of Sci-fi & Fantasy. Was excited about this novel due to the hype. It’s a good novel, not ground breaking IMHO. I dig how the plot is established early & continues to sustain throughout the thread. The character dynamics are strong yet unsurprising as things evolve. Its a slow plod the first half, maybe even 2/3rds. Picks up substantially the last third, although the bigger story is in novels to come. Ultimately don’t regret reading it, yet not sure I’ll read Desolation Called Peace.

Captain Yerger

All engrossing. A thrilling read. Do not understand why this erudite writer does not use the subjunctive case when it should be.

Zeagus

Brilliant. An astonishing first novel from a magnificent crafter of prose. A Lyrical, heart-rendingly beautiful saga. Desperately awaiting the next installment!

Soloteachertraveler

Well… I think there’s a story in there.. I think this could’ve been a truly great book with a lot less words.

St_tabby

A great intrigue. A murder mystery disguised as science fiction. Enjoyed watching the story unfold alongside the protagonist. For a book so focused on customs and language, I would have enjoyed more time on the culture of The City and how this civilization came to be for the benefit of the reader (but I get that protagonist already knows all this already.) My one complaint is the naming convention made it easy to confuse all the natives, you might need a white board to keep them straight.

YahikoXYZ

Less is more. A tiny lens into a grippingly massive world, but the tiny lens is more than you could have ever asked for

Bored23432

Decent…. The story was not bad. The prose was irritating to me at times, and that is quite possibly because of my age: there are italicized words ALL OVER THE STORY. Also, in an attempt to sound “stream-of-consciousness-like,” there are these incredibly long sentences with breaks and tangents and parenthetical sub-thoughts that make it seem like I’m reading what we believe a twenty-something OUGHT to sound like.

Bibimusbeer

Good but slooow. So very little happens in this book. How this won a HUGO I do not know.

Prairie_Dog

Award Winning Introduction to Teixcalaan. “A Memory Called Empire” is the first book in the Teixcalaan Series by Arkady Martine. It’s a very well regarded work, having received the Hugo Award for best Novel in 2020, and was a 2019 Nebula Award Finalist. It’s a sweeping space opera, that focuses on the relationship between the independent Lysel Station, and the Teixcalaan Space Empire. The story follows Mahit Dzmare, the ambassador from Lsel Station to the Teixcalaanli Empire, as she investigates the death of her predecessor. We see this complex colonial society through her eyes. She is a well-regarded “barbarian” who has always been fascinated by Teixcalaan literature and poetry. As soon as she lands, she meets her cultural liaison, Three Seagrass, who helps her navigate the complexities of Teixcalaan government and society. She soon finds herself in the midst of plots and schemes that will impact not only her, but the foundations of the empire itself. Needless to say, this is a great book, and an impressive start of a new series. The world-building is complex and unique. Definitely different than most space opera. Culture is key in this empire, and it draws the reader in as the story unfolds. Next in the series is “A Desolation Called Peace” which reportedly picks up the story shortly after the events of this novel.

Aerostar700

Fascinating. For a first book, this is what Sci-Fi ought to be. A complete civilisation, engrossing characters, a complette new scoial structure, down to the details. Reminds me of Dune, in a fashion. A must read.

Littlelisa926

Exciting SF read!. A Memory Called Empire is a Hugo Award-winning space opera. Full of politics, secrets, and a desperate need to maintain diplomacy, A Memory Called Empire follows the story of Mahit Dzmare, an ambassador from the Lsel Station to the Teixcalaanli Empire. Mahit carries in her brain an imago machine that connects her with the memories, thoughts, and feelings of her predecessor. Her imago machine is not updated to the last known memories of her predecessor, and Mahit needs to navigate the world of Teixcalaan with limited knowledge. It’s hard to navigate a place where she isn’t a native speaker and there are many illusions and underlying references in speech and poetry. Mahit tries to avoid the fate of her predecessor from becoming her fate as well, tries to control the fate of Lsel Station from far away Teixcalaan, and she finds herself (and her predecessor) in the middle of a political struggle. The reader will never know from the beginning of the book exactly where this is going to lead. This is a very exciting read!

GSU17

Full of itself. I tried so hard to like this book. This book is simply just full of itself. It really tries hard to build an intriguing world but the result is an uninteresting convoluted mess.

Whybotthiig

Streamline Artistry. Somewhere close to a political thriller amid a well built galactic environment. It carries chaos that any action film would envy. The primary draw is without a doubt the world building that is laced so well into the story telling that it is not mere exposition. Instead you discover the world alongside the protagonist who like the reader is finding themselves in a new alien society, alien culture, searching desperately for answers understanding, allies, and even enemies. An exceptional look at self as individualistic, self as community, self as the transition between worlds. To say nothing on relations.

Snowprof

An amazing world & book. Martine is one of the best of the best science fiction authors. This is a great story set in a world both alien and familiar. The story is complex and sophisticated—and its a good read.

Abbrown

Epic story of empire & poetry. It's been a long time since I read a sci-fi novel that sucked me in and warmed me in its world. The protagonist, Mahit, is a young woman obsessed with the culture, language and poetry of the empire next door. She is swept up into being the amdassador for her tiny space station city-state after the incumbent dies, and is dropped, unprepared and alone into the politics and violence of a dynasty caught on the edge of succession and war. Love it! Sophisticated, compelling, fascinating and well balanced.

Ucvuucvu

From an Ancillary Justice fan. I’m a huge fan of Ancillary Justice and I picked up this book because it sounded up my alley. A Memory Called Empire has many wonderful attributes - its characters, setting, world, politics, cultures, and writing are all superb. However, and I don’t doubt that I could be missing something, I think there’s too many loose threads on the plot and too little thematic cohesion for my taste. There’s just so much stuff that it’s hard to connect it all thematically. This book gave me a lot of little ideas to chew on, but no big moral dilemmas or concepts that were given much depth.

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About Author "Arkady Martine"

AnnaLinden Weller, better known under her pen name Arkady Martine (born April 19, 1985), is an American author of science fiction literature. Her first novels A Memory Called Empire (2019) and A Desolation Called Peace (2021), which form the Teixcalaan series, each won the Hugo Award for Best Novel. Personal life Weller was born and grew up in New York City. Her parents are classical musicians of Russian Jewish heritage: her mother is a professor of violin at Juilliard and her father played for the orchestra of the Metropolitan Opera; she has described herself as an "assimilated American Jew" and noted that, in the 1930s, Jews who moved to the United States from Europe "were basically playing classical music and inventing the Anglophone discipline of science fiction at the same time".She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico with her wife, the author Vivian Shaw. Academic career Weller obtained a Bachelor of Arts in religious studies at the University of Chicago in 2007, a Master of Studi....

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