Stefen’s Bookclub – May

A Memory Called Empire
by Arkady Martine

Since our first attempt at this one was somewhat stymied by the February lockdown, I thought we’d have another go. Here’s the stuff from February if you missed it:

For our first meet of 2021 I thought we’d carry on the tradition of reading Hugo Award winners by setting the 2020 best novel winner A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine. It’s a space opera with a touch of thriller, but there are some ideas with regard to technology and cultural attitudes that I think will be fun to talk about. There’s also an interesting juxtaposition in the two societies we encounter in the book and I’m looking forward to hearing what people think of them.