A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine took home the 2020 Hugo Award. It is basically a sci-fi imperial court drama with all the murder and manipulation and scheming and unclear allegiances that entails.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin is a multi-protagonist/perspective novel about a fictional team of people developing video games, one of whom is a woman.
Seconding Empire, it's a banger. The author is clearly a history nerd and cares deeply about the complex effects the imperial-periphery entanglement has on people.
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine took home the 2020 Hugo Award. It is basically a sci-fi imperial court drama with all the murder and manipulation and scheming and unclear allegiances that entails.
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin is a multi-protagonist/perspective novel about a fictional team of people developing video games, one of whom is a woman.
Seconding Empire, it's a banger. The author is clearly a history nerd and cares deeply about the complex effects the imperial-periphery entanglement has on people.
Haha holy shit, a fucking Gabrielle Zevin poster no way! I liked her YA stuff when I was young.