#shards of earth by adrian tchaikovsky

[elvynwitch]

Women in books set long past the violent destruction of Earth will be named Mercy and be the most grudge-holding meanest bitch in the space ship

#tlt #shards of earth #the locked tomb #adrian tchaikovsky

[lifblogs]

(Something I wrote in a discord and decided to copy and past here about Disability Pride Month and reading.)

Since it’s Disability Pride Month I want to give a shoutout to *Shards of Earth* by Adrian Tchaikovsky for featuring a disabled character. She’s as rich and full as the other characters; she has her own skills, wants, and desires; she’s heavily featured in fight scenes; she told off someone for being created and bred within an ableist race; and said character who got told off has taken at least 1/3 of the book to work with this information and new perspective instead of immediately getting verbally defensive and rude. Currently on a scene where these two characters fought together, the non-disabled character is helping the disabled character quickly fix her mobility aid while on an enemy ship so they can leave together, and they’re openly sharing their feelings. I didn’t expect such a good plotline for this character! This almost *never* happens, and I didn’t look for it in a sci-fi series written by an able-bodied man. I feel seen and valued. There was even a part talking about how the character’s mobility aid does cause chronic pain as well. This is just so good.

I FIXED THE POST

#disability pride month #books #reading #disability representation #shards of earth #adrian tchaikovsky

[joriontel]

*listening to Revelation Space and remembering that one book with the guy who never aged but never slept and he was helped by a crew of trans human salvagers*

…I wanna be a sentient swarm of bees… I bet they never get headaches

#revelation space #Alistair Reynolds #Adrian Tchaikovsky #Shards of Earth

[approximateknowledge]

reading shards of earth, still very much at the start (they just found the oumaru)

1- getting some knights of sidonia-vibes, the architects remind me of gauna

2- some definite 40k-overlap in the ftl (there's approximate equivalents of both warp and webway, at least on the surface)

3- grabby drives are cool

4- so are hivers; can't wait to learn more about another tchaikovsky-DI (there's still Bees in my mind)

overall it's promising so far

#ak goes insane #shards of earth #adrian tchaikovsky

[roseunspindle]

Olli's response was anatomically challenging but probably indicated agreement.

Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky 

#Shards of Earth #adrian tchaikovsky

[juddgeeksout]

Traveller: Hyperspace

Unspace was different. Things from real space—such as humans—had a tenuous existence there. It was a terrible, lonely place, until you sensed something… other. Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky What does a jump through space look like in your Traveller game? Classic Traveller is a toolbox for making a certain range of science fiction campaigns. I know that there later editions with…

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#Adrian Tchaikovsky #Classic Traveller #Eyes of the Void #Hyperspace #Lords of Uncreation #science fiction #Shards of Earth #The Final Architecture series #Traveller #ttrpg

[nickandros]

i am now reading some of adrian tchaikovsky's scifi and i thought i would probably like it less than city of last chances because i do tend to prefer fantasy, but i'm reading now about unspace in shards of earth and.

#his writing is just GOOD. #shards of earth

[cancerhound6]

Thr Final Architecture Trilogy

Idris Telemmier - an ageless, sleepless Int who pilots Unspace and can speak to giant crystal moons and the very core of the universe.

Keristina (Kris) Soolin Almier - a lawyer and duelist whose mind and reprise of the law is as sharp as her blade and duelling skills.

Solace - a genetically enhanced branch of the human race; part of an all female sect of warriors called The Parthenon - she is fiercely loyal and an old comrade of Idris back in the first War where they won against The Architects.

If you haven't read Shards of Earth (book 1 of The Final Architecture Trilogy by Adrian Tchaikovsky) and you enjoy smart sci-fi, space opera, rag tag crew of found family spacers; I recommend!!!!

This is just fan art of how I imagine them to look with my limited drawing skillset~ since there's not a lot of Sun in Space I imagine everyone is more ashen in tone.

#idris telemmier #kris #idris #keristina soolin almier #the final architecture trilogy #shards of earth #afrian Tchaikovsky #book characters #scifi #fan art #my art

[ayeforscotland]

not to give more adrian tchaikovsky recs since you’re busy with cage of souls (good book! i’ve been meaning to finish it for a while now 😅) but shards of earth is pretty good too!

Sweet, I'll need to check it out too, I've started reading in the evenings and tend to get through a good few chapters each time. Hopefully I can finish a few before the end of the year.

[bardandbear]

nine people you want to get to know better ♡

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tagging for those interested! @siegeliege @queenbol-of-baldurs-gate @justfortune @rattlingmycage @skiitter @bearhugsandshrugs @baldurspeen69420 @pinacoladamatata @fictionobsession

favorite color. maroon and/or dark emerald green

last song. dangerous hands by austin giorgio. I'm trying to write fic and set a mood. It could be going better.

last movie. barbie.

currently watching. current season of WWDITS

currently reading. shards of earth by adrian tchaikovsky

current obsession. bg3 and it's not even close. more specifically Raphael, does that count?

sweet, savory, or spicy? sour. (though if I had to choose, savoury, I hate sweet and spicy)

currently working on. my bad tavstarion longfic. it is both bad and contains bad characters. also my Lae'zel at a ball inspired dress that consumed my brain for like 24 hours that I now want to make for a wedding.

#tag game #about me

[gil-estel]

January 2023 Reads

The River of Silver, S. A. Chakraborty (2022)

Silver in the Wood, Emily Tesh (2019)

Drowned Country, Emily Tesh (2020)

The Spear Cuts Through Water, Simon Jimenez (2022)

Shards of Earth, Adrian Tchaikovsky (2021)

Eyes of the Void, Adrian Tchaikovsky (2022)

Children of Time, Adrian Tchaikovsky (2015)

Children of Ruin, Adrian Tchaikovsky (2019)

River of Silver ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

It's been over a year since I finished Empire of Gold, but jumping back in via The River of Silver, it was like I never left Daevabad. Reading these shorts was much the same comfort-food experience of scrolling through AO3 after finishing a series in search of fics tagged "Missing Scene". Some of my favorites were "Duriyah", the alternative epilogue to Empire of Gold, and the last chapter with Nahri & Ali. It's testament to the vividness of Chakraborty's characters that each of these stories felt like visiting an old friend.

Silver in the Wood ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

A cozy little book, which manages to be sweet but not saccharine. At times it felt like events could use a little bit more room to breath, but an enjoyable read nonetheless.

Drowned Country ⭐⭐⭐½

A bit of a disappointment after Silver in the Wood. Silver is an altogether less sympathetic narrator than Tobias, and the story itself is much more disjointed and the ending a little too neat. I find myself wishing for a book about the adventures of Maud, Mrs Silver, and Tobias (sans Silver himself) all of whom were rather underutilized in this story.

The Spear Cuts Through Water ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

It was initially a little difficult to start this book—the second-person narration and setting seemingly disconnected from the synopsis raising the barrier to entry. But boy was pushing through it worth it! The prose really manages to convey a sense of mythic weight and wonder and the crush of ages. That being said, this book isn't going to be for everyone—it has ritualistic cannibalism, for a start. While some books are perfect on their own, I will admit that I find myself wanting to read more in this universe; it feels like room still remains for a sequel (a thread still unknotted, or just loosely so... easily unraveled).

Shards of Earth ⭐⭐⭐⭐

This book scratched the hyperspace-navigation-shenanigans itch that the Rebels sequel probably won't. I fully enjoyed the world-building and the ensemble cast. The romantic tension/chemistry fell a little flat for me, but honestly that's not really the point of the story so it's not a big deal.

Eyes of the Void ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

This one was *very* fun and I'm excited to see how the series concludes! My only complaint is that at times the exposition felt repetitive, with the narration rehashing events multiple times as if we might have forgotten over the last 100 pages.

Children of Time ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I am obsessed with the world building in this book, and utterly fascinated by the time scales across which the plot occurs. Very unexpected and so interesting.

Children of Ruin

I'm currently at 51% and loving it! Both a direct sequel to Children of Time and an exciting, new narrative.

#yes i have been tearing through adrian tchaikovsky's works they're quite fun #im gonna try to keep this up so i dont actually go months without reading again #BookGoals23 #also for reference i tend not to finish books I'm not enjoying so my ratings tend to skew high

[lifblogs]

Happy to see disability representation in a sci-fi universe! (Thank you, Adrian Tchaikovsky.)

I’m also realling loving the disabled character telling off a character who was genetically engineered and whose people are genetically engineered because of the fact that if they saw a person like her in their vats, missing two arms and a leg, they’d just flush the whole thing.

I appreciate that Olli, the disabled woman, said as much, and I appreciate that Solace is taking days to think this over and didn’t immediately say something harsh back and then deny the ableism. I also think Solace is great, especially since she’s actually taking time to learn in this book.

#shards of earth #adrian tchaikovsky #books #reading #disabled characters

[exponentiate]

If you had to pick your favorite top, let’s say, 3-20 books that you read this year, how surprised would you be to remember what you were reading back in January? (Immensely!) How strong is your recency bias? (Ludicrously so!) Please share?

In time order, only books I read for the first time in 2023, only one book from a series even if I read the rest:

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Susanna Clark)

Anathem (Neal Stephenson)

Revelation Space (Alastair Reynolds)

Uprooted (Naomi Novik)

The Traitor Baru Cormorant (Seth Dickinson)

Translation State (Ann Leckie)

Middlegame (Seanan McGuire)

The Dawnhounds (Sascha Stronach)

Goliath (Tochi Onyebuchi)

We (Yevgeny Zamyatin)

The Final Empire (Brandon Sanderson)

Gingerbread (Helen Oyeyemi)

Some Desperate Glory (Emily Tesh)

Shards of Earth (Adrian Tchaikovsky)

He Who Drowned the World (Shelley Parker-Chan)

#only about half women 😳 #and lacking in authors of color #and only one translated work made the list #also I got less selective as the recency bias took hold

[pb-dot]

9 People Tag

Many thanks to @e-s-willswriting for the tag. I try to write openly about my interests, but it's always nice to just state what's good.

Last Song: Legend Has It by Run The Jewels Last Movie: In The Earth (2021) Currently Watching: From and Entirely Too Much Youtube Currently Reading: Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky and the audiobook of Thirteen Storeys by Jonathan Sims. Last thing researched for writing purposes: Self publishing.

Tagging some folks: @zevarcoda @magicmoon65 @starbuds-and-rosedust @thedeerwight @scribe-of-stories @sunset-a-story @falesiacats @hollyannewrites @words-after-midnight

Feel free to tell me if you'd rather not be tagged. Many blessings and myriad hugs to y'all.

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[roseunspindle]

Shards of Earth

#Shards of Earth #Adrian Tchaikovsky #The Final Architecture

[holdingthornsandroses]

Top Six Books of 2023

Knock Knock Open Wide by Neil Sharpson- Easily my favorite book from 2023. I read this so fast and it did not let me down. Very eerie and frightening.

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy - I read this in January 2023 and found it surprisingly easy to read. It is a chunky book but extremely good.

The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton- I did not expect these short stories to go so hard. If you enjoy unsettling, creepy vibes this is the book for you.

These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs - It took awhile for me to get into this but when I did, WHEW!!!! There are some twists and turns I did not expect. Very good sci fi

Starter Villain by John Scalzi - This is just super silly BUT if you love cats like I do, you will probably enjoy this a lot.

Pierre or the Ambiguities by Herman Melville- My man Melville writing a Gothic Novel, what more could you possibly want?

Honorable Mentions: Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky Song of Silver, Flame Like Night by Amélie Wen Zhao, Bloodchild and Other Stories by Octavia Butler