A review by bluejaybooks
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

I found this one a little slow at first but had a hard time putting it down after the first 50 percent. A strong emphasis on it's murder mystery plot and political intrigue over adventure. That said, there were also a number of interesting world building elements like the imago-machines that enable someone taking up a role to have all the knowledge of their predecessor by implanting their memories in the mind of the next person taking up their role. The names were a little ridiculous at times. (Six Helicopter, really?) But I could tell that this was on purpose, and it made me laugh.