How long does it take to read A Desolation Called Peace?
A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine takes about 9 hours 6 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 2 of Teixcalaan
Previous: A Memory Called Empire
About 9 hours 6 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2021. 496 pages, about 136,400 words.
19 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 9 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 6 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 41 minutes |
The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Sequel to A Memory Called Empire. An alien armada lurks on the edges of Teixcalaanli space. No one can communicate with it, no one can destroy it, and Fleet Captain Nine Hibiscus is running out of options. In a desperate attempt at diplomacy with the mysterious invaders, the fleet captain has sent for a diplomatic envoy. Now Mahit Dzmare and Three Seagrass—still reeling from the recent upheaval in the Empire—face the impossible task of trying to communicate with a hostile entity. Whether they succeed or fail could change the fate of Teixcalaan forever.
Subjects: Fiction, Science fiction, Space opera, Life on other planets, Human-alien encounters, Extraterrestrial beings
