Paperback, 496 pages
English language
Published March 17, 2021
A Desolation Called Peace is a 2021 space opera science fiction novel by Arkady Martine. It is the sequel to A Memory Called Empire, and the second novel in Martine's Teixcalaan series.
A Desolation Called Peace is a 2021 space opera science fiction novel by Arkady Martine. It is the sequel to A Memory Called Empire, and the second novel in Martine's Teixcalaan series.
This one was kind of a disappointment from the first one, the pacing was a bit all over the place, I wasn't as enamored with the new characters, but at least the ending was good, so there is that :)
This one was kind of a disappointment from the first one, the pacing was a bit all over the place, I wasn't as enamored with the new characters, but at least the ending was good, so there is that :)
Well written, interesting story. I would have given it a 3.5 if that were a choice. However, I didn't think it was exceptional, as the awards and acclaim seem to indicate.
Well written, interesting story. I would have given it a 3.5 if that were a choice. However, I didn't think it was exceptional, as the awards and acclaim seem to indicate.
This was a satisfying continuation to the series and I hope to see more of it, though it wraps up so well I don't know if we should expect more stories in this series. Compared to the first novel, I found it a little bit more enjoyable since it has a bit more external, overt conflict, while the A Memory of Empire was very much focused on Dzmare and the internal politics. The introduction of the alien species, and how long and difficult it was to establish communications, was cleverly done in my opinion and helps spread the tension throughout the novel. And while there is political drama in the form of the various Ministries, it's balanced with the external war against the aliens.
Check out my full review at strakul.blogspot.com/2022/02/book-review-desolation-called-peace-by.html
This was a satisfying continuation to the series and I hope to see more of it, though it wraps up so well I don't know if we should expect more stories in this series. Compared to the first novel, I found it a little bit more enjoyable since it has a bit more external, overt conflict, while the A Memory of Empire was very much focused on Dzmare and the internal politics. The introduction of the alien species, and how long and difficult it was to establish communications, was cleverly done in my opinion and helps spread the tension throughout the novel. And while there is political drama in the form of the various Ministries, it's balanced with the external war against the aliens.
Check out my full review at strakul.blogspot.com/2022/02/book-review-desolation-called-peace-by.html
