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Steven Mastroyin asked this question about A Memory Called Empire (Teixcalaan, #1):
Is there a background on Teixcalaan the word? It is used so much in the text and I can't make my brain not trip all over it. I enjoy the story but I really can't get immersed just because of this one word. It would help if I knew there was a reason for it. I realize this is my own and not the author's failing.
Larry I made up my own pronunciations of words with strange spellings. I'm not sure why the words were needed, but the story is otherwise compelling and wel…moreI made up my own pronunciations of words with strange spellings. I'm not sure why the words were needed, but the story is otherwise compelling and well worth the effort to get past this issue.(less)
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A Memory Called Empire
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