TY - BOOK AU - Martine, Arkady, TI - A desolation called peace SN - 9781250186461 AV - PS3613.A786325 D47 2021 U1 - 813/.6 23 PY - 2021/// CY - New York : PB - Tor, KW - Life on other planets KW - Fiction KW - Human-alien encounters KW - Extraterrestrial beings KW - Imaginary wars and battles KW - fast KW - Science fiction KW - lcgft N1 - Sequel to the Hugo award-winner a "Memory called empire" N2 - "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"--Provided by publisher ER -