A Memory Called Empire

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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 …

Hardcover, 464 Seiten

Am 26. März 2019 von Tor Books veröffentlicht.

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ISBN:
978-1-250-18643-0
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OCLC-Nummer:
1031915717

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hat A Memory Called Empire von Arkady Martine besprochen

Amazing, engaging, thrilling, and powerful

This was not the normal type of sci-fi story I read and I didn't think I would enjoy it at first. But the more I read, the more I fell in love with this story. It's very rich, deep, symbolic, and full of meaning. The characters are deep and very interesting, and the elaborately detailed world/universe of the story is incredibly thorough and stimulating. This story had a great pace and evolved from a story of planetary politics to political inrigue and thriller-type pace. I finish this book feeling like I have experienced something profound and yet sad that it's over - and yet I've already downloaded the sequel! Arkady Martine is masterful and a bit like the Stephen King of the genre. Maybe my top book of the year!

hat A Memory Called Empire von Arkady Martine besprochen

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I really enjoyed this book. It had a lot of fun and engaging characters as well as a pretty exciting plotline full of political intrigue. The only real gripe I had with the book was that with all the characters names being formed similarly it was much harder for me to remember the name of any specific character even though the characters themselves were very memorable.

hat A Memory Called Empire von Arkady Martine besprochen (Teixcalaan, #1)

Review of 'A Memory Called Empire' on 'Goodreads'

On of the best sci-fi novels I've read in some time. Accomplishes the stellar feat of making a story which takes part almost entirely within a single city feel like it has galaxy spanning consequences. Reads as much like medieval court intrigue as it does full on space opera, and is all the better for it.

The last big space opera I read was Saga of the Seven Suns, and while that is a huge story full of fantastic imagination, I enjoyed the writing style of this novel so much more.

Can't wait to read the followup, and hopefully many more to come. Bravo.

hat A Memory Called Empire von Arkady Martine besprochen

The slow-burning love-child of House of Cards and The Expanse

If I'm honest I first picked up this book because of the image on the cover but once I picked up the book I remained interested and the aesthetic remained pretty cool throughout and gave me vibes from the "Coup" and "The Resistance" board games.

The book really focuses in a lot on the political manoeuvrers of the central character Mahit and her allies (and enemies). There's a fair amount of political theatre and description of Mahit's internal monologue which reminded me of House of Cards. The world building meant that the plot does take a little while to really get going but once it does get going, there's a fair amount to be excited about. The last few chapters were pretty gripping and more reminiscent of something like The Expanse.

There is a lot of description of the culture and language used in the Teixcalaanli Empire which …

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