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A Memory Called Empire

Arkady Martine

Teixcalaan, Book 1

About A Memory Called Empire

An ambassador from a small space station arrives at the heart of a vast empire to investigate her predecessor's disappearance and finds herself entangled in court politics that could destroy everything she loves. The most politically sophisticated book on this list — dense, elegant, and utterly absorbing.

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