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, Arkady Martine's A Memory Called Empire is an interstellar mystery adventure.
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, Arkady Martine's A Memory Called Empire is an interstellar mystery adventure.
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Teixcalaan
Teixcalaan
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Speculative fiction and space opera received renewed critical focus with the release of the Teixcalaan series, a duology centered on imperial bureaucracy, linguistic diplomacy, and cultural assimilation. Arkady Martine achieved immediate acclaim when her debut novel, A Memory Called Empire, won the Hugo Award for Best Novel, a distinction followed by a second consecutive Hugo Award for its sequel, A Desolation Called Peace.
Arkady Martine is the pen name of Dr. AnnaLinden Weller, who was born in New York City in 1985 to classical musician parents. Prior to publishing her debut novel, Weller established an academic career as a historian specializing in the Byzantine Empire, while also working as an urban planner and climate policy advisor. Her policy work includes serving with the New Mexico Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department on grid modernization and climate resiliency. Having lived in Turkey, Canada, Sweden, and Baltimore, she resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with her wife, author Vivian Shaw.
Martine's fiction draws heavily on her academic research into Byzantine history and her practical experience with public policy and risk communication. Her narratives explore how central empires interact with border territories, how propaganda and rhetoric shape institutional power, and how individual identities adapt under cultural hegemony. Through intricate world-building, her stories incorporate poetry, administrative mechanics, and linguistic subtlety as core elements of political intrigue and diplomacy.
3 books in catalog
Speculative fiction and space opera received renewed critical focus with the release of the Teixcalaan series, a duology centered on imperial bureaucracy, linguistic diplomacy, and cultural assimilation. Arkady Martine achieved immediate acclaim when her debut novel, A Memory Called Empire, won the Hugo Award for Best Novel, a distinction followed by a second consecutive Hugo Award for its sequel, A Desolation Called Peace.
Arkady Martine is the pen name of Dr. AnnaLinden Weller, who was born in New York City in 1985 to classical musician parents. Prior to publishing her debut novel, Weller established an academic career as a historian specializing in the Byzantine Empire, while also working as an urban planner and climate policy advisor. Her policy work includes serving with the New Mexico Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department on grid modernization and climate resiliency. Having lived in Turkey, Canada, Sweden, and Baltimore, she resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with her wife, author Vivian Shaw.
Martine's fiction draws heavily on her academic research into Byzantine history and her practical experience with public policy and risk communication. Her narratives explore how central empires interact with border territories, how propaganda and rhetoric shape institutional power, and how individual identities adapt under cultural hegemony. Through intricate world-building, her stories incorporate poetry, administrative mechanics, and linguistic subtlety as core elements of political intrigue and diplomacy.
