![]() ![]() She has some other captains questioning her authority, while many of her pilots are dying without any real progress. Nine Hibiscus is the newly appointed yaotlek, sent to the front lines with six fleets to encounter the coming alien menace. Mahit Dzmare has returned to Lsel and has been dodging Heritage, who is in charge of her imago machine, as she’s afraid they’ll discover her secret and wipe out her memory line. The book takes place shortly after the events of A Memory Called Empire. A Desolation Called Peace, by Arkady Martine, is a worthy successor, delivering an excellently paced plot full of character, political intrigue and oh so delicious language. Well, that sequel is about to be released, and I am excited to say it was just as much a blast. And when I heard there was going to be a sequel, my heart filled with glee. Needless to say, I loved the hell out of it. Not only that, but the book massaged my big brained ego with its exploration of identity in the face of hegemonic culture. ![]() Not a lot of other books captivated me with the levels of palace intrigue Arkady Martine was able to stuff inside it. ![]() A Memory Called Empire is easily one of my favorite debut novels of the last several years. ![]()
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