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A review by caitibeth
Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky
5.0
The mysterious Architects turn human planets into destroyed sculptures, and have never been touched or thwarted. Until Idris communicates with one, and the Architects leave as mysteriously as they arrived.
Now it's decades later, and humans have fractured. Can Idris, his shipmates, and an ally from his past survive against all the various factions that are gunning for them and for Idris's skills? And what would happen if the Architects DID reappear?
This is a BOOK. It's huge and epic, and could easily have been at least two if not three books in other hands. The worldbuilding comes fast & hard, and I had to concentrate a lot in the beginning to keep it all straight. But it's a very rich universe and I really enhoyed both the characters and the story!
Now it's decades later, and humans have fractured. Can Idris, his shipmates, and an ally from his past survive against all the various factions that are gunning for them and for Idris's skills? And what would happen if the Architects DID reappear?
This is a BOOK. It's huge and epic, and could easily have been at least two if not three books in other hands. The worldbuilding comes fast & hard, and I had to concentrate a lot in the beginning to keep it all straight. But it's a very rich universe and I really enhoyed both the characters and the story!