Frank Burns reviewed Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine (Teixcalaan, #2)
An alien armada lurks on the edges of Teixcalaanli space. No one can communicate with …
Review of 'Desolation Called Peace' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Exquisite.
The first book in this series was one of my books of 2019 and looking at my review in retrospect, I may have been too harsh in my scoring.
This soared, the theme of 'meeting the alien' was shot through the story at every point. Whether that alien be human or not. The protagonists remained as engaging as ever, a strong point I recall from the first novel.
It was just damn good. Recommended.