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A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine is a science fiction book, set in the Teixcalaanli Empire, where Ambassador Mahit Dzmare has the memories of the previous Ambassador from when he visited their independent mining station, (called Station) last, implanted in her memory. She arrives at the center of the Empire, ready to take up her post. After all, with the help of the previous ambassador, even years out of date, how hard can her job be?
Turns out, hard. The previous Ambassador might have been murdered. The implanted memories have issues, and there’s something odd happening at court. Oh, and no one can know about the implanted memories!
This was an enjoyable story, with lots of political machinations, not knowing who can be trusted, and hoping that Mahit can keep Station independent.
This is the first book in the Teixcalaan series, and the second book is out on 2 March 2021.
A Memory Called Empire was published in March 2019, and is available on Amazon, Waterstones and Bookshop.org.
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