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A review by e_oneita
A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
5.0
This was another incredible offering from Arkady Martine. I honestly was blown away at how impressive it was, how seamlessly everything came together, and similarly to the first book, how inherently likeable almost every single character was (yes, even Sixteen Moonrise, the beautiful jerk <3).
Another aspect that made this second novel even more impressive is that it is very, very different in scope and scale from the first. It would be entirely possible for Arkady Martine to have kept her second novel similar in being a court and intrigue style novel, but instead it became even more of a grand space opera, with "first contact" themes that gave her space to expand on her broader themes of identity.
In sum, I was worried this wouldn't be as good as the first novel but it absolutely was, and I fully recommend it to everyone.
Another aspect that made this second novel even more impressive is that it is very, very different in scope and scale from the first. It would be entirely possible for Arkady Martine to have kept her second novel similar in being a court and intrigue style novel, but instead it became even more of a grand space opera, with "first contact" themes that gave her space to expand on her broader themes of identity.
In sum, I was worried this wouldn't be as good as the first novel but it absolutely was, and I fully recommend it to everyone.