Mahit barely has time to arrive at the heart of the empire before she’s saddled with a Teixcalaanli Information Ministry liaison, Three Seagrass, and then presented with the former ambassador’s corpse. Unfortunately, it’s fifteen years out of date and not exactly helpful as to what could possibly have happened to the old ambassador. When the Teixcalaanli empire suddenly demands a new ambassador from Lsel Station, Mahit is chosen and given the imago – a recording of a person’s memories and experiences – of her predecessor, Yskandr. It’s about how that language controls how we tell stories about ourselves and the world around us. It’s also a meditation on the meaning of empire from a person who is trying to keep her home from being swallowed by it while at the same time being entranced with its literature and language. It’s a twisty political intrigue, with an Aztec-influenced empire.
Content warnings: View Spoiler » violence and death (including minor character), sabotage, xenophobia, imprisonment « Hide Spoilerįrom the prologue, this book absolutely blew me away.
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