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4.24 AVERAGE
4.24 AVERAGE
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:
Yes
mysterious
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:
Complicated
While I really loved the premise of this series. The ending to this trilogy felt rushed and unsatisfying.
I love that many questions were left unanswered for the reader, but it might have been too much, taking away from a more satisfying ending.
I love that many questions were left unanswered for the reader, but it might have been too much, taking away from a more satisfying ending.
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
What an excellent scifi series. A good mix of the ‘pew-pew space battles’ (as I like to call them) and the delving into the ‘what it means to be human and sentient’ philosophy and then even deeper ‘what even is reality?’ That makes your mind
adventurous
relaxing
medium-paced
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
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:
No
Lords of Uncreation is the epic conclusion of Adrian Tchaikovsky’s space opera trilogy, The Final Architecture. Armed with a powerful device that allows them to peer into the depth of unspace, Idris and his fellows look to take the fight to the Architects before life as they know it is wiped from the face of reality.
“It is the penance of the fallen god to stare into the void and there to strive with all the horrors of the vastly deep.”
This book really came through where the middle book left me feeling a little let down. The ensemble cast all have their moments to shine here and some of the dialogue with Olli in particular got me laughing out lout. Olli is maybe my favorite character in this book, which is a surprise considering she was so unlikable in the first book and I felt pretty bleh about her in the second. I loved all of them in the end and it was a fitting conclusion. My only real critique here is that the middle portion felt a little bloated with a maybe unnecessary plot line meant to add friction between the alliances of the different factions but it was still entertaining. I found one or two minor mistakes but otherwise the prose is Tchaikovsky’s usual solid quality.
“This is fucked up,” Ollie sent to Kit.
“There is no further up to which it might be fucked,” was his considered reply.
Olli is often a rough around the edges, mouth like a sailor type so this like from one of the Essiel aliens really got me:
“O least regarded of the Razor’s brood, O speaker of the curses, She who Scowls, who brooks no barrier ’twixt her and her desires, and she whom mere nature can’t suffice.”
Overall I really liked this series and would definitely recommend. This book, especially the final act really worked for me. 4.25/5.
“It is the penance of the fallen god to stare into the void and there to strive with all the horrors of the vastly deep.”
This book really came through where the middle book left me feeling a little let down. The ensemble cast all have their moments to shine here and some of the dialogue with Olli in particular got me laughing out lout. Olli is maybe my favorite character in this book, which is a surprise considering she was so unlikable in the first book and I felt pretty bleh about her in the second. I loved all of them in the end and it was a fitting conclusion. My only real critique here is that the middle portion felt a little bloated with a maybe unnecessary plot line meant to add friction between the alliances of the different factions but it was still entertaining. I found one or two minor mistakes but otherwise the prose is Tchaikovsky’s usual solid quality.
“This is fucked up,” Ollie sent to Kit.
“There is no further up to which it might be fucked,” was his considered reply.
Olli is often a rough around the edges, mouth like a sailor type so this like from one of the Essiel aliens really got me:
“O least regarded of the Razor’s brood, O speaker of the curses, She who Scowls, who brooks no barrier ’twixt her and her desires, and she whom mere nature can’t suffice.”
Overall I really liked this series and would definitely recommend. This book, especially the final act really worked for me. 4.25/5.
I'm so torn on this review.
I loved the second half and hated the first. If I wasn't already invested in the series I would have bailed before reaching the second half.
Tchaikovsky is so fantastic when he's writing about unspace and the different alien cultures. The SciFi universe is second to none and I'm fascinated by the main story. No one makes weird aliens like he does and it's a joy to read.
Every plotline with Idris, Kris and Solace is great. I even started coming around on Ollie though she's not my favourite. I do think we have too many viewpoints overall though and the others are much weaker.
The main problem is the behemoth political distraction that dominates the first half. There's a human rebellion involving who-gives-a-shit from the nobles and am-i-meant-to-remember-her from the Parthenon. It's all human politics and it's a particularly uninteresting diversion from the good stuff that makes up the back half of the book. We start off strong, have a political diversion that goes nowhere for half the book and then the end is fantastic and I hung on every word.
It's a real shame that I can't give this a five star rating. The second half is an easy 5 and it will live in my head for a decade to come. The first half had me frustrated and impatient waiting for the obvious conclusion and return to normal. I hated it and will skip half the book when I reread it.
The end makes it worth the read and this series is an absolutely epic one. I loved the journey and the destination. I'm a fan for life.
I loved the second half and hated the first. If I wasn't already invested in the series I would have bailed before reaching the second half.
Tchaikovsky is so fantastic when he's writing about unspace and the different alien cultures. The SciFi universe is second to none and I'm fascinated by the main story. No one makes weird aliens like he does and it's a joy to read.
Every plotline with Idris, Kris and Solace is great. I even started coming around on Ollie though she's not my favourite. I do think we have too many viewpoints overall though and the others are much weaker.
The main problem is the behemoth political distraction that dominates the first half. There's a human rebellion involving who-gives-a-shit from the nobles and am-i-meant-to-remember-her from the Parthenon. It's all human politics and it's a particularly uninteresting diversion from the good stuff that makes up the back half of the book. We start off strong, have a political diversion that goes nowhere for half the book and then the end is fantastic and I hung on every word.
It's a real shame that I can't give this a five star rating. The second half is an easy 5 and it will live in my head for a decade to come. The first half had me frustrated and impatient waiting for the obvious conclusion and return to normal. I hated it and will skip half the book when I reread it.
The end makes it worth the read and this series is an absolutely epic one. I loved the journey and the destination. I'm a fan for life.
A solid ending to this space opera in terms of mystery resolution. However, it was longer than needed what with all the in fighting between different factions. Hardly any character development in this one. Not enough space was devoted to providing answers as to the number of small battle scenes. But still, the imagination alone is worth 4 stars.