If you like political intrigue in space, then this is the book for you! (I listened to the audio book, so I had to look up all the spellings. I never would’ve gotten Teixcalaanli right!) Mahit Dzmare is a new ambassador from Lsel Station to the Teixcallanli Empire. The previous ambassador, Yskandr Aghavn, is mysteriously dead. When she arrives at Teixcalaan, she is plunged into the mystery surrounding his death, some political machinations from high-level movers and shakers, a favor requested by the Emperor himself, […]
Great characters, complicated plot, too much emphasis on poetry as civilization
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine