a memory called empire a texicalaan novel 1 arkady martine

Mahit arrives to find that this death was under suspicious circumstances and in her quest for the truth she may be placing herself in mortal peril. Mahit is the new ambassador of Lsel station, but she’s only the new ambassador because the previous ambassador has died. We have a vibrant culture in the Teixcalaan and their conquering empire, and then there are those who are absorbed into this empire, whether they like it or not, and then there is Lsel station.

Martine produces this lush world that tops any other scifi setting I’ve seen. I got to slowly drink in this amazing epic scifi. I picked this book to be my slow read, and I am SO GLAD I did. 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.Ī fascinating space opera debut novel, Arkady Martine’s A Memory Called Empire is an interstellar mystery adventure. 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. GoodReads: 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.

A memory called empire a texicalaan novel 1 arkady martine