{"product_id":"9781529001594-memory-called-empire","title":"A Memory Called Empire","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWinner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's been Ambassador Mahit Dzmare's dream to visit the galactic Empire's capital. But on arrival, she's drawn into a tale of intrigue and rebellion, with a murder at its heart . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eI absolutely loved it' – \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnn Leckie, author of \u003ci\u003eAncillary Justice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a war of lies, she seeks the truth. An epic, queer space opera, \u003ci\u003eA Memory Called Empire\u003c\/i\u003e is the astonishing debut novel from Arkady Martine.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmbassador Mahit Dzmare travels to the Teixcalaanli Empire’s interstellar capital, eager to take up her new post. Yet when she arrives, she discovers her predecessor was murdered. But no one will admit his death wasn’t accidental – and she might be next.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow Mahit must navigate the capital’s enticing yet deadly halls of power, to discover dangerous truths. And, while she hunts for the killer, Mahit must somehow prevent the rapacious Empire from annexing her home: a small, fiercely independent mining station.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs she sinks deeper into an alien culture that is all too seductive, Mahit engages in intrigues of her own. For she is hiding an extraordinary technological secret – one which might destroy her station and its way of life. Or it might save them from annihilation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Memory Called Empire\u003c\/i\u003e is the first in the Teixcalaan duology. It is followed by \u003ci\u003eA Desolation Called Peace\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Contender for debut of the year’ - \u003ci\u003eSFX Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the 2020 Arthur C. Clarke Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for those who loved Ann Leckie's epic space opera \u003ci\u003eAncillary Justice,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Tamsyn Muir's\u003ci\u003e Gideon the Ninth \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIain M. Banks’s Culture novels.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31836113469537,"sku":"9781529001594","price":8.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28560174.jpg?v=1722699418","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529001594-memory-called-empire","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}