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4.24 AVERAGE
4.24 AVERAGE
Impressive ending for the trilogy. I can’t say anything else that this finale is perfect for this story and everything that Tchaikovsky built during the previous two books makes total sense with what you read here, including few exciting scenes. Due to the immensity of the scenario, there are enough stories pending to be told from all these races, beings, and species that I would not be surprised of the author returns to this later in his career. Brilliant.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
slow-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
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
The book doesn't attempt to avoid interesting and complicated world building. There is no fade to black. That comes with some ups and some downs. There are some really really cool scenes in this one, but describing the abstract keeps it from being the best of the trilogy.
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
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:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
I reviewed this novel for the Hugo-winning blog Nerds of a Feather:
http://www.nerds-feather.com/2023/05/review-lords-of-uncreation-by-adrian.html
http://www.nerds-feather.com/2023/05/review-lords-of-uncreation-by-adrian.html
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Can our ragtag crew of loveable space scoundrels kill God and save the universe?
Book 1: Shards Of Earth ★★★★★
Book 2: Eyes Of The Void* ★★★★★
Book 3: Lords Of Uncreation* ★★★★★
Another banger from our lord and saviour Adrian Tchaikovsky.
Personally, I would have preferred for this trilogy to be compressed into one really big novel so that Tchakovsky could avoid having to re-introduce each of the POV characters three times (once per book) and having to re-introduce the basic premise of the series's universe three times (once per book).
The book publishing industry wouldn't want this because they can make more money selling three books instead of just one. But it is what it is.
This trilogy isn't my favorite of Adrian Tchaikovsky's work, that award goes to his Dogs of War novel and second place goes to his novel Children of Time.
But The Final Architecture is definitely his best science fiction trilogy because unlike Children of Time which was turned into a series after the fact, The Final Architecture was clearly created as a trilogy from the first place.
If you're into space operas, this one is great and it's got everything that Adrian Tchaikovsky is known for. An anti-social, brainy, mostly passive protagonist in a world filled with very alien aliens, many of whom are important POV characters each with a unique narrative voice.
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Ummmmm probably?Book 1: Shards Of Earth ★★★★★
Book 2: Eyes Of The Void* ★★★★★
Book 3: Lords Of Uncreation* ★★★★★
Another banger from our lord and saviour Adrian Tchaikovsky.
Personally, I would have preferred for this trilogy to be compressed into one really big novel so that Tchakovsky could avoid having to re-introduce each of the POV characters three times (once per book) and having to re-introduce the basic premise of the series's universe three times (once per book).
The book publishing industry wouldn't want this because they can make more money selling three books instead of just one. But it is what it is.
This trilogy isn't my favorite of Adrian Tchaikovsky's work, that award goes to his Dogs of War novel and second place goes to his novel Children of Time.
But The Final Architecture is definitely his best science fiction trilogy because unlike Children of Time which was turned into a series after the fact, The Final Architecture was clearly created as a trilogy from the first place.
If you're into space operas, this one is great and it's got everything that Adrian Tchaikovsky is known for. An anti-social, brainy, mostly passive protagonist in a world filled with very alien aliens, many of whom are important POV characters each with a unique narrative voice.