A Memory Called Empire discussion

Panelists: Sherri Cook Woosley (moderator), J.T. Greathouse, dave ring, Mary Soon Lee. You can view the replay on the https://youtube.com/BaltimoreSciFi channel for more ideas!

Here are the suggestions from the chat!

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
Black Water Sister by Zen Cho
The Unbroken by C.L. Clark
Blood like Garnets by Leigh Harlen
A Ruin of Shadows by L.D. Lewis
The Factory Witches of Lowell by C.S. Materich
Armistice by Lara Elena Donnelly
The Scapegracers by Hannah Abigail Clarke
Amatka by Karin Tidbeck
Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
The Tensorate novellas by Neon Yang
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
An Accident of Stars by Foz Meadows
Border Crosser by Tom Doyle
The Voyages of Cinrak the Dapper by A.J. Fitzwater
Once and Future Witches by Alix Harrow
Never Have I Ever by Isabel Yap's (collection)
Queens of Noise by Leigh Harlen (queer punk urban fantasy)
Cradle and Grave by Anya Ow (post-apocalyptic climate horror).
Foreigner by C.J. Cherryh
Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch
Los Nefilim by T. Frohock
The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
The Thief by turner
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
Enemy by K. Eason
The Last Sun by D. Edwards
Witchmark by CL Polk
Mindtouch by MCA Hogarth
Ring of Swords by Eleanor Arnason
Gideon the Ninth
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall
Honeytrap by Aster Glen Gray
The Hounds of York by Arden Powell.
the Talia Hibbert books.
Jade City by Fonda Lee
The House on the Cerulean Sea
Rivers of London, Ben Aaronovitch (urban fantasy, likable mixed race protagonist, detective fantasy)
Invisible Library, Genevieve Cogman (fantastical librarians, dragon)
The Raksura books - Martha Wells (her series preceding Murderbot)
The Expanse, James S. A Corey
Fire Logic series by Laurie Marks (queer fantasy)
Dealbreaker by LX Beckett (somewhat hopeful SF)
Obsidian & Blood by Aliette de Bodard (Aztec urban fantasy)
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (standalone queer fantasy also has dragons)
Foreigner series, C.J. Cherryh, SF from POV of human immersed in alien civilization
Imager series, L. E. Modesitt, F series where some people can make things appear by visualizing them
Liaden Universe, Sharon Lee + Steve Miller, space opera sprawling series with some very very likable characters who help each other
The Thief and sequels, by Megan Whalen Turner, marketed as YA, absolutely top notch.