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A Desolation Called Peace

2021 novel by Arkady Martine
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Summary

A Desolation Called Peace is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,038 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Arkady Martine[3]
  • Award received: Hugo Award for Best Novel[4], Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[5]
  • Genre: science fiction[6], space opera[7]
  • Follows: A Memory Called Empire[8]
  • Part of the series: Teixcalaan[9]
  • Language of work or name: English[10]
  • Country of origin: United States[11]
  • Publication date: March 2, 2021[12]
  • Has edition or translation: A Desolation Called Peace[13], Q122137923[14]
  • Nominated for: BSFA Award for Best Novel[15], Arthur C. Clarke Award[16], Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work[17], Nebula Award for Best Novel[18], Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[19]
  • Title: A Desolation Called Peace[20], Une désolation nommée paix[21], Am Abgrund des Krieges[22]
  • Form of creative work: novel[23]

Why It Matters

A Desolation Called Peace has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

What awards did A Desolation Called Peace receive?

Honors received include Hugo Award for Best Novel[4] and Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[5].

Related Entities

literary work United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . thehugoawards.org. Retrieved . thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . clarkeaward.com. clarkeaward.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . kurd-lasswitz-preis.de. kurd-lasswitz-preis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . nebulas.sfwa.org. Retrieved . nebulas.sfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17h ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 10d ago · Falcorian · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'fr', 'ja', 'pl', 'ru', 'uk', 'zh']
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/11h1261zpq
    Nominated for → BSFA Award for Best Novel, Arthur C. Clarke Award, Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work +3
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  3. 19w ago · Poulpy · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nominated for → BSFA Award for Best Novel, Arthur C. Clarke Award, Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work +3
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  4. 21w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Part of the series → Teixcalaan
    Country of origin → United States
    Has edition or translation → A Desolation Called Peace, A Desolation Called Peace, Q122137923
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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