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helenfrench 's review for:
Lords of Uncreation
by Adrian Tchaikovsky
As the final entry in the (fittingly) Final Architecture series, I'm going to tread lightly about the plot in this one. If you're wondering whether you can jump into it without reading the others - no, please don't. The mystery around unspace, the architects and the originators is so much more compelling (and understandable) when you've been there since the beginning.
This is an observation rather than criticism, but I tend to find Tchaikovsky books take a little while for me to get into - I think it's something about the depth of the writing, you need to bury yourself in a few chapters before you can fully appreciate the whole world he's built. And there's a lot of conflict between different groups to wade through in this one before we start getting closer to the heart of his mysteries.
Ultimately though, the journey is worthwhile and Lords of Uncreation is a solid ending to the trilogy. It was a world and time I very much enjoyed visiting.
This is an observation rather than criticism, but I tend to find Tchaikovsky books take a little while for me to get into - I think it's something about the depth of the writing, you need to bury yourself in a few chapters before you can fully appreciate the whole world he's built. And there's a lot of conflict between different groups to wade through in this one before we start getting closer to the heart of his mysteries.
Ultimately though, the journey is worthwhile and Lords of Uncreation is a solid ending to the trilogy. It was a world and time I very much enjoyed visiting.