Several characters describe it as "not a language".
Brown Note: The alien vocalizations are comparable to static, can induce synesthesia, and repeatedly cause humans to throw up when listening to it. However, Mahit is exiled from Lsel, Twenty Cicada is now permanently absorbed into the alien hive mind and will never serve as adjutant again, and Eight Antidote is likely traumatized by his brief stay in the Shard Trick. Bittersweet Ending: The combined efforts of Mahit, Three Seagrass, Twenty Cicada and Eight Antidote manage to stop the war and prevent the genocide of an alien civilization. Mahit takes to using "Reed" for Three Seagrass, which is considered unusual since she's not Teixcalaanlitzlim. Swarm (Twenty Cicada), Mallow (Nine Hibiscus), Cure (Eight Antidote), and Reed (Three Seagrass) are just a few. Affectionate Nickname: In Teixcalaan, informal "use-names" that riff on the person's proper name are a sign of closeness, generally only used in private. But can a disgraced ambassador and an emotionally compromised bureaucrat establish contact with an entirely alien society?Ī Desolation Called Peace contains examples of: When Three Seagrass shows up as official diplomatic envoy to the fleet, on orders to establish communications with the hostile aliens, and requests Mahit's help, she has little choice but to join. The Councilor of Heritage wants her gone for the cultural threat she poses to Lsel station, while the other Councilors are not inclined to help her. The best SF novel I’ve read in the last five years’ – Yoon Ha Lee on A Memory Called EmpireĪ Desolation Called Peace is the second book in the Teixcalaan duology by Arkady Martine.The 2021 sequel to Arkady Martine's Hugo Award winning A Memory Called Empire.įollowing her return to Lsel station after igniting a war between Teixcalaan and an unknown adversary, Mahit Dzmare has landed in hot water. ‘All-round brilliant space opera, I absolutely loved it’ – Ann Leckie on A Memory Called Empire 
Whether they succeed or fail could change the face of Teixcalaan forever. 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. In a desperate attempt to find a diplomatic solution, the fleet captain has sent for an envoy to contact the mysterious invaders. No one can communicate with it, no one can destroy it, and Fleet Captain Nine Hibiscus is supposed to win a war against it. A Desolation Called Peace is the spectacular space opera sequel to A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine, winner of the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novel.Īn alien threat lurks on the edges of Teixcalaanli space.
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