"Shards of Earth" First Impressions *No Spoilers*

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[CJ]

So far I'm enjoying this quite a lot. This is pretty much the kind of sharp SF writing I had expected from Tchaikovsky from what I had heard from reviewers and fans. I'm reading the ebook along with the audiobook and I'm not sure why the narrator chose a theatrical Cockney accent for the Vulture God's captain though. Seems a bit much.

[CBRetriever]

I'm loving the crew of the Vulture God (can't imagine listening to it), the Hugh agent

[Richard]

I have just started the book and the opening chapters are excellent. I especially find the vivid dystopian future effectively developed.(so far). The Audible narrator is quite effective too. However, I expect that Tchaikovsky will throw in some plot twists and surprises as he does in many of his,other novels.

[Richard]

I find the opening chapters very interesting—especially the apparently dystopian world,with its “architects” in the “prologue”. I enjoy the work of the Audible narrator. I think she has done other Tchaikovsky books.

[Cheryl L]

I'm about 75 pages in and am finding the different types of humans and the truly alien aliens intriguing. This seems like it will be an easy, if not quick, read.

[Hank, Hankenstein's Modster]

I am just starting the third book in the trilogy so clearly I liked this one. I seem to like just about everything Tchaikovsky writes so take my praise with a grain of salt

[CBRetriever]

I've finished the third book and I can now say that this series was definitely a good read

[Kaia]

This one grabbed me right away. I am a few chapters in and really enjoying it so far. Interesting story and characters, good writing, and enough left to discover that I keep wanting to read more.

[Silvana]

I will start this next week hopefully. Been a while since my last Tchaikovsky (Children of Time?)

[CBRetriever]

Silvana wrote: "I will start this next week hopefully. Been a while since my last Tchaikovsky (Children of Time?)"

I liked this series better than Children of Time

[Silvana]

CBRetriever wrote: "Silvana wrote: "I will start this next week hopefully. Been a while since my last Tchaikovsky (Children of Time?)"

I liked this series better than Children of Time"

Cool! I also liked CoT but somehow never got the time to read the sequels.

[Paul]

I'm about 10% in and enjoying this space opera setting and the drama so far. This is my first Tchaikovsky so will be interesting to see what I make of it overall.

Listening on Audible and the narrator is the wonderful Sophie Aldred - ACE! which adds an extra special layer for me