An alien terror could spell our end. Fleet Captain Nine Hibiscus faces an impossible task: win
a war against an unknowable threat at the edge of Teixcalaanli space. In A Desolation Called
Peace the spectacular sequel to the Hugo Award-winning A Memory Called Empire author Arkady
Martine thrusts readers back into a world of enthralling space opera and political intrigue.
With an inscrutable alien presence lurking on the borders of the empire Fleet Captain Nine
Hibiscus must find a way to achieve victory against an enemy that no one can communicate with
or destroy. Mahit Dzmare and Three Seagrass both still reeling from recent upheaval are sent
as envoys to attempt a diplomatic solution. Failure could spell the end of the empire but
success might change the face of Teixcalaan forever. Martine weaves a complex and deeply human
adventure exploring themes of memory language and power in a richly imagined universe.
Praise for Arkady Martine's Teixcalaan series: 'All-round brilliant space opera I absolutely
loved it.' - Ann Leckie author of Ancillary Justice 'A cutting beautiful human adventure .
. . The best SF novel I've read in the last five years.' - Yoon Ha Lee author of Ninefox
Gambit A Desolation Called Peace is the second book in the Teixcalaan duology a must-read
for fans of space opera political intrigue and queer science fiction.
