Reviews

Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky

mjetmore's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful slow-paced

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

4.0

cjwicker's review against another edition

2.0

I liked the Children of Time series, especially the first one, so I thought I’d try more by the author. I just finished this and Service Model, both felt lackluster. I like the general ideas and creativity but it wasn’t enough for me to sustain interest in the book. The half baked nature of this was so different than the really detailed work on CoT. 

tcameron's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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

4.0

vipersinapit's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

I enjoyed this short story a lot, it was an interesting combination between sci-fi and fantasy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Body horror

tpoisot's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

persephone0000's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

sheriff's review against another edition

3.0

6.6/10
A good if lackluster story with an okay ending. The best part of this book was communication difficulties between the two Pov characters. I feel like the "demon" should have been explored more. Especially its origins but I get it not everything can be examined in short story.

papachop's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful fast-paced

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

3.5

abecuellar's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

3.75

isabel_tong's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5