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Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky

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paperplanepilot's review against another edition

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adventurous tense medium-paced

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

3.25

maddie_can_read's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I really liked other works by the author like children of time series and a cage of souls. I found this novel pretty difficult to get through and a lot of parts pretty slow. I think it was probably because it was pretty high fantasy which I wasn't expecting and don't normally read (I thought it would be more science fiction). I found it difficult to remember all the races and planets and things (especially over audiobook). Still found it interesting and wanted to keep going but I just kept getting a bit lost (where are we, what planet are we on, who's that, what do this race of people look like etc).

b3by's review against another edition

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3.0

I love AT's creativity when it comes to world building. In this book, he even tunes it up a notch by extending his mastery to planets, races, and the socio-political relationships between them. Shards of Earth was an interesting reading, however, the plot and some of the characters were a bit forced at times. The awe I felt was somehow diluted if compared with what I got from other books from him, Children of Time at the top of the list.
Overall interesting! Will be waiting for the second title of the trilogy to be available in paperback!

aido_potato's review against another edition

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4.0

This novel ended at a strong 5, but really suffered from some poor pacing and poorly realized characters at the beggining. The book got a lot better once a few of my least favorite characters died and the plot started moving more towards the main conflict.

borjabilbao's review against another edition

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4.0

Muy bueno, en el nivel notable de Tchaikovsky. Nos hemos mal acostumbrado desde hace mucho a que su nivel sea entre notable y excelente que puede parecer lo normal cuando no lo es.

Space opera a gran escala, llena de razas, planetas, toda una cronología detrás y mucho por pasar en los siguientes tomos de la trilogía. COmienza fuerte, sin duda.