In the Hugo Award-winning space opera sequel, 'A Desolation Called Peace', an impenetrable alien armada threatens the Teixcalaanli Empire. With no means of communication or destruction available, the Empire's survival rests on diplomats Mahit Dzmare and Three Seagrass. They are tasked with an audacious diplomatic mission to negotiate with the enigmatic outsiders. As they work to understand and bridge the divide, the stakes soar. Failure means annihilation, but their unlikely success could transform the very nature of galactic power. Whatever the outcome, the Empire will be irrevocably changed.