1.52k reviews for:

Shards of Earth

Adrian Tchaikovsky

4.1 AVERAGE

mewtenantworf's review against another edition

4.0

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My only real criticism of Adrian Tchaikovsky has always been the almost oppressive heteronormativity. It was wonderful to finally get some queer and non-binary characters along with his signature brand of complex hard SF! I also really appreciated the disability representation. Now I want a terrifying Scorpion mech as a mobility device!

sunscour's review against another edition

4.0

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Excellent… a space mystery and political drama.

thefrenchican's review against another edition

5.0

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Absolutely fantastic science fiction. Pacing is perfect, character development is just plain awesome. Author is so great at developing detail without being tiresome, and the main antagonists are mysterious and interesting.
It's very refreshing to see a Sci-Fi author get things right, without trying too hard or upping the page count unnecessarily. 10/10!!

danreads_'s review against another edition

3.0

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Good but not what I was looking for. 3.5

steve_sea's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

clalan_kmimy's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-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: Complicated

katoff90's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sethack's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous slow-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

apantaloni's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

k65462k's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious sad 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: Yes