{"title":"Arkady Martine","description":"Arkady Martine is the Hugo Award-winning author of A Memory Called Empire. She is a speculative fiction writer and, as Dr. AnnaLinden Weller, a historian of the Byzantine Empire and a city planner. Under both names, she writes about border politics, rhetoric, propaganda, and the edges of the world. Arkady grew up in New York City and, after some time in Turkey, Canada, and Sweden, lives in New Mexico with her wife, the author Vivian Shaw. A Memory Called Empire is her first novel. You can find her online and on Twitter!","products":[{"product_id":"a-memory-called-empire-paperback","title":"A Memory Called Empire - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novel\u003cbr\u003eA Locus, and Nebula Award nominee for 2019\u003cbr\u003eA Best Book of 2019: \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, Polygon, Den of Geek\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn NPR Favorite Book of 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Book of 2019 and \"Not the Booker Prize\" Nominee\u003cbr\u003eA Goodreads Biggest SFF Book of 2019 and Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA Memory Called Empire\u003c\/i\u003e perfectly balances action and intrigue with matters of empire and identity. 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