These two share the narrative with two new characters: Eight Antidote, an eleven year-old who happens to be the former Emperor's clone and current heir and Nine Hibiscus, the rear admiral of the military force seeking to discover what (who?) has been eating ships at the edge of 'civilization,' right by Lsel Station. Mahit has returned to Lsel Station, and Three Seagrass is working for the Emperor's Information Ministry. It was fascinating, and also awful, and she was never, ever drinking it again."Ī Desolation Called Peace follows up on the events of A Memory Called Empire. "'What is it made of?' Three Seagrass asked, and then drank it before he could answer her. Almost every word feels like it has weight, and it's almost impossible to predict where her starry empire will take the reader. Martine is almost the exact opposite, in the best way possible. Some authors write books suited to QB: undemanding, fun, predictable, and about as interesting as chocolate pudding.
I am grateful that Martine's A Desolation Called Peace came my way at the end of 2020 instead of during the middle, when I had a full case of Quarantine Brain™.
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