It's a pleasure to take part in the Blogtour Lords of Uncreation by Adrian Tchaikovsky. From Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of Time and winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award, Lords of Uncreation is the final high-octane instalment in The Final Architecture space opera trilogy.
About the Author
Adrian Tchaikovsky lives in Leeds, with his wife and son. Adrian is a keen live role-player and occasional amateur actor. He has also trained in stage-fighting and keeps no exotic or dangerous pets of any kind - possibly excepting his son.
Adrian is the author of the critically acclaimed Shadows of the Apt series, the Echoes of the Fall series and other novels, novellas and short-stories. the Tiger and the Wolf won the British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel and Children of Time won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Science Fiction. Follow @aptshadow on X
About the book
He's found a way to end their war, but will humanity survive to see it?
Idris Telemmier has uncovered a secret that changes everything - the Architects' greatest weakness. A shadowy Cartel scrambles to turn his discovery into a weapon against these alien destroyers of worlds. But be. But between them and victory stands self-interest. The galaxy's great powers would rather pursue their own agendas than stand together against this shared terror.
Human and inhuman interests wrestle to control Idris's discovery, a= as the galaxy erupts into a mutually destructive and self-defeating war. The other great obstacle to striking against their alien threat is Idris himself. He knows that the Architects, despite their power, are merely tools of a higher intelligence.
Deep within unspace, where time moves differently, and reality isn't quite what it seems, their masters are the true threat. Masters who are just becoming aware of humanity's daring - and taking steps to exterminate this annoyance forever.
Coming into this third book in the series I felt as if the worldbuilding was so intricate that the previous books were a must, however 'the story so far' part of the book also gives a non-previous reader a decent structure to engage with the story on a level that allows them to step straight into the story.
It did feel as if at times the character development suffered a wee bit under the weight of the multitude of both human, alien and the in-between species come existential components with strong survival and often almost innate push to control and conquer. This third book also begins with an almost imperceptible nudge nudge wink to the readers 'can I bring it all together or not' and then it's up to the reader to decide whether the author does.
Make no mistake though you have to bring your braincell a-game to the table or this complex sci-fi space opera might just eat you up and spit you back out. I wonder if the author has that at the back of their mind whilst writing - layer upon layer of structured worldbuilding, let's see who makes it to the final round of the Architecture. It will either consume you or you will inevitably learn to comprehend and battle.
Buy Lords of Uncreation at Amazon Uk or go to Goodreads for any other retailer. Publisher : Tor; pub date 11 April 2024 - PB £9.99. Buy at Amazon com.
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