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Not seeing from this article how "A Memory Called Empire" fits under Mesopunk at all -- Martine writes from the perspective of a historian of the Byzantine Empi
by themadturk 3y ago
Not seeing from this article how "A Memory Called Empire" fits under Mesopunk at all -- Martine writes from the perspective of a historian of the Byzantine Empire. I would consider adding "The Actual Star" by Monica Byrne, which spans Mesoamerican history for thousands of years on either side of the present day.
- nepeckman 3y agoI'm honestly not sure how this was missed, the influence is obvious and the author's bio makes it explicit. By the way, if anyone reading this comment has not read the work in question I highly recommend it. "A Memory Called Empire" is one of the best sci fi books I've read in the past 5 years, and a very fresh take on the well established "galactic empire" trope.
- cwmma 3y agoThe language in memory called empire is very clearly inspired by Aztec