A Desolation Called Peace

, #2

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Hardcover, 496 Seiten

Sprache: English

Am 6. August 2021 von Tor veröffentlicht.

ISBN:
978-1-5290-0162-4
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An alien armada lurks on the edges of Teixcalaanli space. No one can communicate with it, no one can destroy it, and Fleet Captain Nine Hibiscus is running out of options.

In a desperate attempt at diplomacy with the mysterious invaders, the fleet captain has sent for a diplomatic envoy. Now Mahit Dzmare and Three Seagrass—still reeling from the recent upheaval in the Empire—face the impossible task of trying to communicate with a hostile entity.

Whether they succeed or fail could change the fate of Teixcalaan forever.

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hat A Desolation Called Peace von Arkady Martine besprochen (Teixcalaan, #2)

Fantastic story!

This book reminded me of the classic, creative sci-fi of the past, while being very interesting and entertaining. I liked this book more than the first one as it involved not just politics and intrigue, but a potential war with the unknown. It resolved in ways I was not expecting and thoroughly loved this story all the way through!

hat Desolation Called Peace von Arkady Martine besprochen (Teixcalaan book 2)

Solid space opera

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I read A Memory Called Empire earlier this year and really enjoyed it. In this sequel, I was curious to see how the author would handle the mysterious aliens, who we previously hadn’t seen on page.

We see this story from multiple points of view. While I liked getting different perspectives, they felt rather contrived in terms of answering questions raised by the previous PoV character. I also felt there was a lot of characters standing around being told (or overhearing) information by other characters. Sometimes I was put in mind of “messenger speeches” in Greek drama, where important events are recounted to the actors (and audience) by a messenger, rather than being played out on stage.

There was a sex scene which… felt unnecessary and didn’t (in my opinion) contribute in any way to the story, and I could have done without as much angst-y interactions. (Or perhaps, since …

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