Few are still alive from the first war and remember the threat, even though everyone still fears it, to some extent. It’s been just long enough for humans to re-establish their roots and fall into a false sense of security. This is a space that’s post-war with the Architects, which no one understands but everyone fears. There’s something extra exciting about the threat of human extinction that grabs you and pulls you in, right? Even more so when Earth itself has been destroyed be this big, ancient, incomprehensible creature. Shards of Earth introduces a galaxy like you’ve never seen, in a post-Earth space where humans are desperately trying to eke out an existence. Despite that, I still enjoyed Shards of Earth (I just didn’t love it), so that says a lot. But I tend to find them incredibly slow and hard to get into, as well as generally confusing to begin, and this book was no exception. I’ve found several that I loved recently, so I’ve been giving them a chance again. I have the hardest time getting into sci-fi, especially space operas. The only reason it’s four stars is because a problem with me, not the book. I honestly think this is going to be a five-star book for anyone who loves science fiction and space operas. Shards of Earth is a space opera with a masterfully built world filled with unique aliens, written beautiful, easy prose, and populated with a squad of characters that will force you to root for them. Plus, that blurb sounded too good to pass up. Still, I’ve been giving the genre more chances and stepping out of my comfort zone, which is why I picked up Shards of Earth to start with. It’s just not a genre that suits my brain, because I tend to get confused and overwhelmed. I used to think I hated them, and I found that isn’t true. I have a sort of love/hate relationship with sci-fi in general but especially space operas. Quotes are taken from an unfinished version and may differ from the final product. Many thanks to Tor and TheWriteReads for an eARC in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. A squad of characters that are fun to travel with and easy to love.Semi-horror vibes akin to a monster in the deep feel.Fleshed out alien species and unique planets.Space opera with big stakes and many cosmic players.Rating:Ĭontent Tags: Adult Science Fiction Space Opera Aliens

For they now possess something of incalculable value, and many would kill to obtain it. It’s clearly the work of the Architects – but are they really returning? And if so, why? Hunted by gangsters, cults and governments, Idris and his crew race across the galaxy as they search for answers. Now, Idris and his crew have something strange, abandoned in space. Then these ‘Architects’ simply disappeared and Idris and his kind became obsolete. So mankind created enhanced humans such as Idris - who could communicate mind-to-mind with our aggressors. And one of humanity’s heroes now scrapes by on a freelance salvage vessel, to avoid the attention of greater powers.Įighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien enemy. Idris has neither aged nor slept since they remade his mind in the war. Clarke award-winning author of Children of Time brings us an extraordinary new space opera about humanity on the brink of extinction, and how one man's discovery will save or destroy us all. Genres: Adult, Science Fiction, Space Opera

Shards of Earth (The Final Architects Trilogy, #1) by Adrian Tchaikovsky

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