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An epic space opera!I have been wanting to read more sci-fi in 2021, so I was incredibly excited when I received an arc of Shards of Earth. As some of you might know, I mostly read and focus on Fantasy literature. I haven’t really figured out if the Sci-Fi genre is for me. Tchaikovsky is well-known for his epic space operas, so I was interested in seeing what all the hype is about. Shards of Earth is the first book in Tchaikovsky’s new series The Final Architects. Shards of Earth is an epic spac...
4.5 Stars- This was awesome, but then again….. it’s Adrian! 😏Mel 🖤🐶🐺🐾
Adrian Tchaikovsky has really moved up the ladder for me in the pantheon of great space opera writers. In fact, only the legendary Iain M. Banks ranks above him in my hall of fame of SO authors. But if he keeps writing books like Children of Time, Children of Ruin, and now SHARDS OF EARTH, Banks may be in some serious jeopardy of losing his #1 position. It's also important to mention that Tchaikovsky is an immensely accomplished fantasy author as well.The thing that I especially love about Adria...
Another amazingly good science fiction/fantasy from this talented author. Am I allowed to complain that he writes too many books? I am unable to keep up with all of them but I am very glad I chose to read this book which is the start to a new series.The Architects of the title are huge entities who appear to be attempting to 'redesign' the planets which are occupied by life forms. Redesigning involves opening and peeling the planet surfaces back like flower petals. Earth has already gone, killin...
Shards of Earth is the opening novel of the Final Architects series and it delivers everything I expected and more in a 500+ page package with a great ending at a good stopping point which promises a lot for the next installments; there is also a Glossary, character list, and timeline which are highly useful and with no real spoilers as the novel's storyline goes, giving a choice to consult it early (as I did and that added a lot to my reading experience) if the book opening chapters seem too de...
Shards of Earth(The Final Architecture #1)by Adrian TchaikovskyThis book is going in my favorite folder! Wow! Loved it! This is a complex story wrapped in worlds of wonder with the most imaginative characters ever! I felt like I was there, like I knew each planet and their society. For each world! I felt I knew the characters, and there are plenty, each stood out and I was able to keep them straight because the author made each character so vividly alive! The many concepts of space and unspace w...
Knowing the kind of creative stories this author is capable of, this run-of-the-mill space opera with Mass Effect vibes was a disappointment. It's better than most space operas I've read in a while, but I struggled to get into it and ended up not really caring about anyone. It wasn't exactly short either and it felt like it too. The world was pretty generic with humans in a far off future living among various alien species. A handful of ideas were suitably clever, but nothing stood out as truly
Something a little different from Tchaikovsky, akin to a homage to 'classic' science fiction space opera with modern sensibilities. This was a buddy read with Nataliya, who writes much better reviews them me, so check her's out as well. Right of the bat in the prologue, we are introduced to humanity at war (and losing) to some alien beings/ships deemed the Architects. When an Architect ship arrives in system look out, because it transforms entire planets into some kind of bizarre alien art; they...
