Hello, hello, it's been a while, hasn't it?
Today, I'm here to present to you Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky as a part of The Ultimate Blog tour. I will also be following up with a review of the book next month.
This will be my first Tchaikovsky book and I'm very excited about it. It sounds like a great read and I've heard nothing but good things about it. So, what is Shards of Earth about?
Publisher: Tor
Length: 592 Pages
Publishing: 27th May 2021
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08HLPZY6X
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55437088-shards-of-earth
Blurb
This high-stakes space-based adventure will be
perfect for those who loved Children of Time, also by Adrian
Tchaikovsky.
The war is over. Its heroes forgotten. Until one chance discovery . . .
Idris has neither aged nor slept since they remade his mind in the war. And one
of humanity’s heroes now scrapes by on a freelance salvage vessel, to avoid the
attention of greater powers.
Eighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien enemy. Many escaped, but
millions more died. So mankind created enhanced humans such as Idris - who
could communicate mind-to-mind with our aggressors. Then these ‘Architects’
simply disappeared and Idris and his kind became obsolete.
Now, Idris and his crew have something strange, abandoned in space. 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. For they now possess something of
incalculable value, and many would kill to obtain it.
Praise for Adrian Tchaikovsky:
‘Brilliant science fiction’ – James McAvoy on Children of Time
‘Full of sparkling, speculative invention’ – Stephen Baxter on The
Doors of Eden
Shards of Earth is the first thrilling instalment in the Final
Architecture trilogy - by the Arthur C. Clarke award-winning novelist Adrian
Tchaikovsky.
Purchase Links:
About the Author
(from http://shadowsoftheapt.com/about-the-author)
Adrian
Tchaikovsky is the author of the acclaimed Shadows of the Apt fantasy series,
from the first volume, Empire In Black and Gold in 2008 to the final book, Seal
of the Worm, in 2014, with a new series and a standalone science
fiction novel scheduled for 2015. He has been nominated for the David Gemmell
Legend Award and a British Fantasy Society Award. In civilian life he is
a lawyer, gamer, and amateur entomologist.
Thank you to The Write Reads for inviting me to join the tour and please stay tuned for my review next month!
