Reviews

Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky

chrismatheson's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

lemmydunn's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

fishky's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

keah's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

zelse's review against another edition

4.0

A very enjoyable bit of sci-fi, with likeable and yet alien aliens.

yoolka05's review against another edition

slow-paced

1.0

meglybcoul's review against another edition

I tried to like this one, but every time I picked it up, it felt like a chore. I just couldn’t get into it and none of the characters felt very real.

bookishnorth's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

zoer03's review against another edition

5.0

You have to read this!!!! I mean it!!! This book just blows your mind, grips you and leaves you on the floor weeping and wanting more. I loved the whole story and cannot get enough of this brilliant world building. It’s astounding... filled with warmth, sharp wit and rip roaring adventure. With just a soupçon of desperation and a feeling of gloom and doom on the horizon, which as always the humans ignore

vespix's review against another edition

4.0

It was good. Of course it was: Tchaikovsky is an experienced writer and I already know I like his efficient and witty writing style. The characters were top notch too.

And yet, I couldn't help feeling that the setting of Shards of Earth was Every Space Opera Ever. Motley scavenger crew in over their heads? Check. War with unknowable aliens? Check. Add to that a few veterans and a governmental agent just doing his job, shake it up a few times, and enjoy your cliched smoothie. A very good one, but still. I've had it before.