A Memory Called Empire

2019 novel by Arkady Martine
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Summary

A Memory Called Empire is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,721 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Arkady Martine[3]
  • Award received: Hugo Award for Best Novel[4]
  • Genre: space opera[5], science fiction[6]
  • Followed by: A Desolation Called Peace[7]
  • Part of the series: Teixcalaan[8]
  • Language of work or name: English[9]
  • Country of origin: United States[10]
  • Publication date: March 26, 2019[11]
  • Has edition or translation: A Memory Called Empire[12], Q122109002[13]
  • Described by source: The best recent science fiction – review roundup[14]
  • Nominated for: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[15], Locus Award for Best First Novel[16], Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work[17], Arthur C. Clarke Award[18], Nebula Award for Best Novel[19], Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[20]
  • Title: A Memory Called Empire[21], Un souvenir nommé empire[22], Спомен, наречен империя[23], Im Herzen des Imperiums[24], Amintirea imperiului[25]
  • Has characteristic: debut novel[26]
  • Form of creative work: novel[27]

Why It Matters

A Memory Called Empire has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did A Memory Called Empire receive?

Honors received include Hugo Award for Best Novel[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. locusmag.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . locusmag.com. locusmag.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . kurd-lasswitz-preis.de. kurd-lasswitz-preis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . clarkeaward.com. clarkeaward.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . nebulas.sfwa.org. Retrieved . nebulas.sfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. locusmag.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. locusmag.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15h ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'ja', 'pl', 'ru', 'uk', 'zh']
    Bookbrainz work id → 8c34a780-4507-436f-b914-ee6684cd3135
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  2. 19w ago · Poulpy · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → space opera, science fiction
    Instance of → literary work
    Aliases → —
    Author → Arkady Martine
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