Reviews

Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky

spacebornfew's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

carturo222's review against another edition

5.0

My thoughts here.
http://www.nerds-feather.com/2021/06/microreview-book-shards-of-earth-by.html

strategineer's review against another edition

5.0

A great space opera by the king of writing alien aliens. It's a fantastic romp where we follow free adventures of a ragtag group of scoundrels doing their best to save the universe.

What could have been just "another one of those" is greatly elevated by the Adrian Tchaikovsky touch.

Book 1: Shards Of Earth ★★★★★
Book 2: Eyes Of The Void* ★★★★★
Book 3: Lords Of Uncreation* ★★★★★

Check out my more extensive thoughts on the second novel in the series here.

smritz's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.25

Really good. The main crew of characters almost gives a Guardians of the Galaxy vibe, except in a sci-fi world that is actually interesting. 

wauyan's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

2.5

twistmalchik's review

adventurous emotional 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

4.0

qwends's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

morninggoat's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

harmonictempest's review against another edition

3.0

Reasonable space thriller that didn’t leave a strong impression. Adrian Tchaikovsky is the author whom I rate least consistently, really wide range of quality or at least how much I like his work.

zmwilmot's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0