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Arkady Martine's A Desolation Called Peace was almost as good as A Memory Called Empire, enjoyed it quite a lot.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/3e3e5972-2d5f-4a3c-a0ee-397c31847ded

#reading #bookstodon #audiobooks #ArkadyMartine #Teixcalaan #ADesolationCalledPeace

@dragon

Oh! Your user name would fit with cultural perfection in the Teixcalaan universe (the 'Ten Million Explosions).

😁

[Arkady Martine's "A Memory Called Empire", and "

A Desolation Called Peace"].

#Teixcalaan

I #AmReading A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
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An alien armada lurks on the edges of Teixcalaanli space. No one can communicate with it, no one can destroy it.

In a desperate attempt at diplomacy with the mysterious invaders, the fleet captain has sent for a diplomatic envoy.

Their failure will guarantee millions of deaths.Their success might prevent Teixcalaan’s destruction. Or it might create something far stranger.

#ArkadyMartine #Teixcalaan

Naming a test server WeightOfTheWheel - in the hope that Nine Hibiscus will command this bug out of existence. #Teixcalaan #shipnames

I have finished reading A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine.

This is a fantastic book. I'm not typically a big fan of politics and diplomacy in stories, but wrapping the whole thing in a murder mystery I think really helped with the onboarding. The most fascinating facet has to be the cultural.

Strong recommendation.

#ArkadyMartine #Teixcalaan #AMemoryCalledEmpire

I think if this book had been described to me as being largely diplomacy and politics, I might have passed on it. And it does feature a lot of that, but by wrapping it in a murder mystery it becomes more interesting to me.

Feels like Arkady Martine is good at tipping their hand to the reader just before the protagonist makes some new connection. So you're never entirely confused by that new connection, nor frustrated with it taking too long.

#ArkadyMartine #Teixcalaan #AMemoryCalledEmpire

I #AmReading A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine, the February read in the #BrownAjahsBookClub
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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...

https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/d0df5956-95a6-4a40-8974-ff4241fe7781

#ArkadyMartine #Teixcalaan #AMemoryCalledEmpire

@bookstodon

Just finished A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine.

What a fantastic read!

Too bad this seems to conclude the Teixcalaan series. The Teixcalaan universe is so rich and interesting, I'd love to read more about it. I feel slightly upset about having to say goodbye so soon.

On the plus side: I'm sure whatever Arkady Martine comes up with next, will be fascinating too.

#Teixcalaan #ArdkadyMartine

Finished #TheExpanse books finally last night after ploughing through them for the last 12 months or so.

If you're into massive space operas and #scifi epics, they are amazing. The ending was perfect and a fitting tribute to the Roci and it's crew.

For sheer scale, the best #scifi series I've read (and I've read my fair share, only really just pipping the #Teixcalaan duology by the wonderful @ArkadyMartine).

Am reading the #Teixcalaan series by @ArkadyMartine and am struck over and over at the extraordinary poetry of the prose:
"Mahit followed her easily, thinking of flowers that turn towards sunlight and less pleasant tropisms- gravity wells ..."

It's not just the phrase, it's the setting it grew out of.
This is writing that was creation revisited in order to dress to perfection.

I strongly recommend this series.
@bookstodon
#scifi
#SciFic

#ScienceFiction #scifi #Teixcalaan

My review of the novel "A Memory Called Empire" by Arkady Martine https://english.netmassimo.com/2023/06/19/a-memory-called-empire-by-arkady-martine/

@gu4n

I just finished the first book, A Memory Called Empire.

I loved it in ways I can't describe. It had a ethereal quality that I can't pin down.

Book 2 is calling to me.

#Teixcalaan #Scifi #SpaceOpera #ArkadyMartine

Finished #ArkadyMartine's A Desolation Called Peace yesterday and have been suffering a bad case of #BookHangover ever since. I absolutely loved the #Teixcalaan sequel, Swarm and Mallow in particular, but also sign me up for more side stories about Cure and Reed. #AmReading #SFF #Books

After the #Teixcalaan duology, #ThePraxis is the second one I recall putting such an emphasis von rumors, gossip, and politics in a space fleet.

Given that most of my impression of such fleets comes from #StarTrek, that was a bit surprising to me at first. But it makes sense in a society of the estates as this one, which adheres to a strict and complex hierarchy of social classes. Information can be one thing you can use to your advantage there, if not much else.

#Books2023

@[email protected] I would recommend all books by the following authors but limiting to some highlights:
#TheExpanse series by James S.A. Corey;
The #FinalArchitecture and the #ChildrenOfTime series by @aptshadow ;
The #Teixcalaan series by @ArkadyMartine ;
The #RemembranceOfEarthsPast series by Cixin Liu;
The #WeirdSpace series by Eric Brown & Una McCormack.

That should keep you busy.

@Symposiarchin aber das andere ist auch irgendwie ein Trend. "Falling in love with the enemy's high culture". In #Babel , in #Teixcalaan , ...

Which #SpaceOpera below is best?

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#Teixcalaan (think #AMemoryCalledEmpire) by #ArkadyMartine

2️⃣
#RemembranceOfEarthsPast (AKA #TheThreeBodyProblem) by #LiuCixin

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#HyperionCantos by #DanSimmons

4️⃣
#MarsTrilogy by #KimStanleyRobinson

VOTE HERE: https://mastodon.social/@tuckerteague/109502554423364054
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#ScienceFiction #Scifi

Friends! The #ScienceFiction #SpaceOpera Series Challenge continues!

Which of the following choices is the best? Vote below.

#Teixcalaan (think #AMemoryCalledEmpire) by #ArkadyMartine

#RemembranceOfEarthsPast (AKA #TheThreeBodyProblem) by #LiuCixin

#HyperionCantos by #DanSimmons

#MarsTrilogy by #KimStanleyRobinson

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