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A Desolation Called Peace (Teixcalaan Book 2) (editie 2021)

door Arkady Martine (Auteur)

Reeksen: Teixcalaan (2)

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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 face of Teixcalaan forever"--… (meer)
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Titel:A Desolation Called Peace (Teixcalaan Book 2)
Auteurs:Arkady Martine (Auteur)
Info:Tor Books (2021), Edition: 1, 493 pages
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I liked it even better than the 1st one in the series ( )
  mlmccafferty | Feb 15, 2024 |
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 we all have angsty moments, not having them spelled out so explicitly).

That said, I enjoyed the read overall and the interweaving of the narrative viewpoints.
  MHThaung | Dec 30, 2023 |
The writing is exquisite, just like in the (much beloved) first book. This is the kind of writing you both want to swallow whole and drink every sentence in small sips - slowly. I'm glad there is now such a thing as Teixcalaan in the universe of books and I would dive into it again and again.
Palace intrigues, space battles, great characters and their web of relationships are all there for the reader to enjoy ;-) (Eight Antidote, I love you so much! And all the rest of them.). Also, I appreciate sci-fi books with aliens that are truly, horrifyingly alien.

Yes, there were a few plot devices that might have made me go into facepalm mode - in a lesser book. So these were easy to forgive. ( )
  Alexandra_book_life | Dec 15, 2023 |
Missing the sense of wonder I experienced in the first book. The plot drives pretty linearly to its resolution. Drama is manufactured (did anyone really think Mahit would sabotage peace?). ( )
  emmby | Oct 4, 2023 |
A Desolation Called Peace continues Arkady Martine's Teixcalaan series about: where do the boundaries of culture/community and individuality get drawn? What does it mean to be a member of a community. Those themes are much more deeply explored in a Desolation Called Peace with the addition of the ring aliens and a deeper focus on life on Lsel station.

However, it lacks the central focus of a Memory called Empire -- Teixcalaan culture is just so richly developed. A Memory Called Empire was brilliant in part because the best parts of the world, the philosophical questions it raised and the most compelling central character was all bound up in a central mystery about Lysander. A desolation steps away from that singularity of focus, and also includes multiple substories and the book really suffers from this diffusion.

Nonetheless, Arkady Martine realizes alien cultures with a depth like no one else, and a Desolation is one of the best science fiction books I've ever read, it just pales in comparison to its predecessor. ( )
  settingshadow | Aug 19, 2023 |
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AuteursnaamRolType auteurWerk?Status
Martine, ArkadyAuteurprimaire auteuralle editiesbevestigd
Jones, JaimeArtiest omslagafbeeldingSecundaire auteursommige editiesbevestigd
Landon, AmyVertellerSecundaire auteursommige editiesbevestigd

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