Synopsis
The war is over. Its heroes forgotten. Until one chance discovery . . .
From the author of Children of Time, winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award, Shards of Earth is the first high-octane, far-future space adventure in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Final Architecture trilogy.
Idris has neither aged nor slept since they remade his mind in the war. And one of humanity’s...
Details
17 March 2022576 pages
9781529051902Imprint: Tor
Reviews
If Homer had written space opera . . . Enthralling, epic, immersive and hugely intelligent. This might be Tchaikovsky's best so far, and that's saying somethingStephen Baxter, author of the Xeelee Sequence
Adrian Tchaikovsky: king of the spiders, master worldbuilder, and asker of intriguing questions. His books are packed with thought-provoking ideas (as well as lots of spiders; did I mention the spiders?). One of the most interesting and accomplished writers in speculative fictionChristopher Paolini, author of To Sleep in a Sea of Stars and Fractal Noise
He writes incredibly enjoyable sci-fi, full of life and ideasPatrick Ness, author of The Knife of Never Letting Go and A Monster Calls
A modern classic of the genre. Imaginative, kinetic, and wire tense. Highly recommendedGareth L. Powell, author of Embers of War and Descendant Machine
