Un Souvenir Nomé Empire

, #1

Langue : Français

Publié 25 mars 2019 par J'ai Lu.

ISBN :
978-2-290-37368-2
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Yskandr, l'ambassadeur de Lsel en poste dans la capitale de l'Empire teixcalaanli, est mort. Sa remplaçante, la jeune Mahit Dzmare, part avec un handicap : la puce mémorielle censée lui fournir tous les souvenirs de son prédécesseur est défectueuse, la laissant démunie face à une société complexe dont elle a du mal à appréhender les codes. Elle peut cependant compter sur l'aide de Trois Posidonie, sa chargée de liaison pleine de ressources, pour la guider parmi les intrigues et les chausse-trappes de la politique teixcalaanlie. Mais plusieurs questions demeurent : qui a tué Yskandr, et pourquoi ? Risque-t-elle de subir le même sort ?

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a publié une critique de A Memory Called Empire par Arkady Martine

enjoyable + carried by exceptional worldbuilding

a fun read with beautiful, full worldbuilding and compelling politicking, and plenty of space opera to keep you from putting it down. for me, I didn't find it very striking as a plot or character book, though there's plenty of both, and didn't get much out of it as an ideas book (compared to other SF I've read that plays with self, empire, and language) that said, I do love books that know how to interact with language! linguist-me was left satisfied!

Review of 'A Memory Called Empire' on 'Goodreads'

On of the best sci-fi novels I've read in some time. Accomplishes the stellar feat of making a story which takes part almost entirely within a single city feel like it has galaxy spanning consequences. Reads as much like medieval court intrigue as it does full on space opera, and is all the better for it.

The last big space opera I read was Saga of the Seven Suns, and while that is a huge story full of fantastic imagination, I enjoyed the writing style of this novel so much more.

Can't wait to read the followup, and hopefully many more to come. Bravo.

Sujets

  • American literature
  • Fiction, science fiction, space opera
  • Fiction, science fiction, action & adventure