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Teixcalaan is a duology, not a saga: two novels by Arkady Martine about a small station's ambassador to a vast literary empire that is in the process of politely swallowing her. There is no reading-order controversy — read A Memory Called Empire and then A Desolation Called Peace — so the useful question is what to read around them.

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How should I approach learning teixcalaan?
Teixcalaan is a duology, not a saga: two novels by Arkady Martine about a small station's ambassador to a vast literary empire that is in the process of politely swallowing her. There is no reading-order controversy — read A Memory Called Empire and then A Desolation Called Peace — so the useful question is what to read around them.
What's a good book to start teixcalaan with?
A strong starting point is Foreigner by C. J. Cherryh. The ordered reading paths above show exactly where it fits and what to read next.
What should I read after teixcalaan?
Once you have the fundamentals, explore closely related subjects like James Joyce, Samuel Beckett.

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