
A Desolation Called Peace
Award History
| Award | Year | Status | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugo Award (Best Novel) | 2022 | Winner | |
| Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel | 2022 | Winner | “Arkady Martine's second Teixcalaan novel won for its first-contact story layered with political intrigue, its expanding cast of compelling perspectives, and its continuation of the series' meditation on empire.” |
| Nebula Award (Best Novel) | 2021 | Shortlist | |
| Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction Novel | 2021 | Shortlist | “A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine” |
About This Book
A fleet of Three Seagrass empire ships battles an alien species that may or may not be communicating. A richly imagined sequel to *A Memory Called Empire* about the nature of language, contact, and war. Winner of the 2022 Hugo Award for Best Novel.
About the Author
Arkady Martine is an American science fiction author and Byzantine historian. She won the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel and the Hugo Award for Best Novel for A Desolation Called Peace (2022), the second volume of her Teixcalaan series. Her debut A Memory Called Empire (2019) won the Hugo Award for Best Novel and the Arthur C. Read more →
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