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<p><b>'This is first-class space opera' – <i>The Guardian<br><br>A Desolation Called Peace</i> is the spectacular sequel to <i>A Memory Called Empire</i> by Arkady Martine, winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel.</b><br><br><b>An alien terror could spell our end.</b><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><b><i>A Desolation Called Peace</i> is the second book in the Teixcalaan duology.</b><br><br><b>‘All-round brilliant space opera, I absolutely loved it’ – Ann Leckie, author of <i>Ancillary Justice</i>, on <i>A Memory Called Empire</i></b><br><br><b>‘A cutting, beautiful, human adventure . . . The best SF novel I’ve read in the last five years’ – Yoon Ha Lee, author of <i>Ninefox Gambit</i>, on <i>A Memory Called Empire</i></b></p>
<p><b>'This is first-class space opera' – <i>The Guardian<br><br>A Desolation Called Peace</i> is the spectacular sequel to <i>A Memory Called Empire</i> by Arkady Martine, winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel.</b><br><br><b>An alien terror could spell our end.</b><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><b><i>A Desolation Called Peace</i> is the second book in the Teixcalaan duology.</b><br><br><b>‘All-round brilliant space opera, I absolutely loved it’ – Ann Leckie, author of <i>Ancillary Justice</i>, on <i>A Memory Called Empire</i></b><br><br><b>‘A cutting, beautiful, human adventure . . . The best SF novel I’ve read in the last five years’ – Yoon Ha Lee, author of <i>Ninefox Gambit</i>, on <i>A Memory Called Empire</i></b></p>