Shards of Earth, Adrian Tchaikovsky
Shards of Earth, Adrian Tchaikovsky
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Shards of Earth

Author: Adrian Tchaikovsky

Narrator: Sophie Aldred

Unabridged: 18 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orbit

Published: 08/03/2021

Synopsis

The Arthur C. Clarke award-winning author of Children of Time brings us an extraordinary space opera about humanity on the brink of extinction, and how one man's discovery will save or destroy us all."Tchaikovsky is the breakout star of contemporary British SF." —GuardianThe war is over. Its heroes forgotten. Until one chance discovery ... Idris has neither aged nor slept since they remade him in the war. And one of humanity's heroes now scrapes by on a freelance salvage vessel, to avoid the attention of greater powers. After earth was destroyed, mankind created a fighting elite to save their species, enhanced humans such as Idris. In the silence of space they could communicate, mind-to-mind, with the enemy. Then their alien aggressors, the Architects, simply disappeared—and Idris and his kind became obsolete.Now, fifty years later, Idris and his crew have discovered something strange abandoned in space. It's clearly the work of the Architects—but are they returning? And if so, why? Hunted by gangsters, cults and governments, Idris and his crew race across the galaxy hunting for answers. For they now possess something of incalculable value, that many would kill to obtain. The Final ArchitectureShards of EarthEyes of the VoidLords of Uncreation

About Adrian Tchaikovsky

Adrian Tchaikovsky is the author of the ten-book Shadows of the Apt series, starting with Empire in Black and Gold. His other works include the novel Children of Time, which won the 2016 Arthur C. Clarke Award, the short story collection Feast and Famine, and the novellas The Bloody Deluge and Even in the Cannon's Mouth. He has been shortlisted for the David Gemmell Legend Award and the British Fantasy Award.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Gerhard on May 15, 2021

This is hands-down one of the best SF space operas I have read in a long, long time. I recently finished ‘To Sleep in a Sea of Stars’ by Christopher Paolini, which makes for an interesting comparison, as both recycle a lot of the well-known tropes of this particular sub-genre. The one in the Tchaikov......more

Goodreads review by Bradley on November 25, 2021

So, fanboy here. I've gotta sit down for a moment and tell you something rather important. This is a freaking awesome space opera, ya'll. It starts out with an amazing bang-up interstellar battle and ends with one, and every step of the way, in-between, is a gloriously fascinating tale that is parts......more

Goodreads review by Nick on June 01, 2021

Adrian Tchaikovsky has really moved up the ladder for me in the pantheon of great space opera writers. In fact, only the legendary Iain M. Banks ranks above him in my hall of fame of SO authors. But if he keeps writing books like Children of Time, Children of Ruin, and now SHARDS OF EARTH, Banks may......more

Goodreads review by La Crosse County Library on October 13, 2022

4.5 stars/5 stars Try as I might, I can’t help but be entranced by Adrian Tchaikovsky’s space operas. Immersive and action-packed, worlds-spanning and epic, with a unique cast of misfits tasked with saving the day. I first encountered Tchaikovsky's writing through his "Children of Time" duology (......more

Goodreads review by Library of a Viking on July 18, 2021

An epic space opera! I have been wanting to read more sci-fi in 2021, so I was incredibly excited when I received an arc of Shards of Earth. As some of you might know, I mostly read and focus on Fantasy literature. I haven’t really figured out if the Sci-Fi genre is for me. Tchaikovsky is well-known......more

Quotes

"Children of Time is a joy from start to finish. Entertaining, smart, surprising and unexpectedly human."—Patrick Ness on Children of Time

"Brilliant science fiction and far out world building"—James McAvoy on Children of Time

"This is superior stuff, tackling big themes - gods, messiahs, artificial intelligence, alienness - with brio."—Financial Times on Children of Time

"Inventive, funny and engrossing, this book lingers long after you close it"—Tade Thompson, Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author of Rosewater on The Doors of Eden

"Full of sparking, speculative invention . . . The Doors of Eden is a terrific timeslip / lost world romp in the grand tradition of Turtledove, Hoyle, even Conan Doyle. If you liked Primeval, read this book"—Stephen Baxter on The Doors of Eden

"What a ride . . . talks like big-brained science fiction and runs like a fleet-footed political thriller"—John Scalzi on The Doors of Eden

"With The Doors of Eden, Tchaikovsky has created a fantastic and highly imaginative new genre: evolution SF"—Peter F. Hamilton on The Doors of Eden

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