For attendees to the Ashland Public Library Event with Olivia Waite on May 19, the author will be signing bookplates for every book ordered through Aesop's Fable.
A Memory Called Empire meets Miss Marple in this sci-fi ode to the cozy mystery, helmed by a no-nonsense formidable auntie of a detective.
- Well-loved sci-fi concepts like "uploading" your brain and inhabiting new bodies meet a character-focused cozy mystery with period piece aesthetics, which create a new experience of what a generation ship could feel like.
- Modern themes and deep background worldbuilding subtly keep the reader invested in situations and concerns that feel real without bogging down in unnecessary details.
- Voicey and featuring multifaceted characters and relatable relationships.
- Appeals to Waite's existing fanbase while also attracting a whole new science fiction audience.
- Hardcover: 112 pages
- Publisher: Tor (March 18, 2025)
- ISBN-13: 978-1250342249