Who wrote A Memory Called Empire?

Arkady Martine wrote A Memory Called Empire, first published in 2019. It is a work of science fiction and is rated 'Essential Read' in our catalogue.

Is there a book club guide for A Memory Called Empire?

Yes — Book Verdict has a free reading guide for A Memory Called Empire with key themes and five original discussion questions at https://247bookverdict.com/reading-guides/arkady-martine-a-memory-called-empire/.

Essential Read

A Memory Called Empire

Name: A Memory Called Empire
Author: Arkady Martine

by Arkady Martine · 2019

Science Fiction · ranked #14 in category

Reviewed by the Book Verdict editorial team

Winner · The Hugo Award for Best Novel, 2020

Mahit Dzmare arrives as ambassador to the vast Teixcalaanli Empire carrying the memories of her predecessor — who has died under suspicious circumstances — implanted in her brain. Martine's Hugo Award-winning novel is space opera built on questions of cultural assimilation, imperial seduction and what it means to love the empire that is erasing your home.

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The verdict

Category: Science Fiction
First published: 2019 · 2010s
Author: Arkady Martine
Standing: Essential Read

About Science Fiction

Science fiction is the literature of ideas — asking what human life looks like when technology, time or the laws of physics shift. At its best it uses speculation to say something precise and true about the present.