A Desolation Called Peace

Beschreibung

'This is first-class space opera' - The Guardian<BR><BR>A Desolation Called Peace is the spectacular sequel to A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine, winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel.<BR><BR>An alien terror could spell our end.<BR><BR>An alien threat lurks on the edges of Teixcalaanli space. No one can communicate with it, no one can destroy it, and Fleet Captain Nine Hibiscus is supposed to win a war against it.<BR><BR>In a desperate attempt to find a diplomatic solution, the fleet captain has sent for an envoy to contact the mysterious invaders.

Now Mahit Dzmare and Three Seagrass - both still reeling from the recent upheaval in the Empire - face an impossible task: they must attempt to negotiate with a hostile entity, without inadvertently triggering the destruction of themselves and the Empire.<BR><BR>Whether they succeed or fail could change the face of Teixcalaan forever.<BR><BR>A Desolation Called Peace is the second book in the Teixcalaan duology.<BR><BR>'All-round brilliant space opera, I absolutely loved it' - Ann Leckie, author of Ancillary Justice, on A Memory Called Empire<BR><BR>'A cutting, beautiful, human adventure . . .

The best SF novel I've read in the last five years' - Yoon Ha Lee, author of Ninefox Gambit, on A Memory Called Empire

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