Seal of the Worm (Shadows of the Apt #10)[November 16, 2025]

[Yanique, Thread Master]

This is a Buddy Read for Seal of the Worm by Adrian Tchaikovsky starting on November 16, 2025.


Happy Reading!

[Nirkatze]

Thank you!

Arc 1:
1. Empire in Black and Gold (Jun 14) [link]
2. Dragonfly Falling (Aug 4) [link]
3. Blood of the Mantis (Jan 16) [link]
4. Salute the Dark (Mar 16) [link]

Arc 2:
5. The Scarab Path (June 16) [link]
6. The Sea Watch (Jul 16) [link]
7. Heirs of the Blade (Aug 16) [link]

Arc 3:
8. The Air War (Sept 16) [link]
9. War Master's Gate (Oct 16) [link]
10. Seal of the Worm (Nov 16)

Tales of the Apt--seeing most folks recommending reading these in publication order, after finishing the series, even though some stories take place during. If interested, we could continue, though all but #1 lack audio. Apparently Audio is currently in the works:
1. Spoils of War TBD
2. A Time for Grief TBD
3. For Love of Distant Shores TBD
4. The Scent of Tears TBD

Next? More Tchaikovsky?
Solo: Guns of the Dawn? Some parsley
Echoes of the Fall: The Tiger and the Wolf 3 books

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Reading now, 50% thru, there's A LOT going on in this book...

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Home stretch now...

On the one hand I'm like "how is this the final book?... so many things are happening that could spawn a new arc"...

But on the other hand, "thank god this is the final book... what would be left if there were more books?... "

It's also crazy to think we know there are other continents with other types of shifters and stuff, outside the scope of the story, just living with the consequences of what's going on here...

Kinda reminds me of some of the tangents in the Cycle of Galand, where we randomly go to the other side of the world, mid-apocalypse... for like 3 chapters... then return to the regularly scheduled plot...

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Huh...

This is a weird one... I liked the book... but I have a bit of mixed feelings about like the last 2 chapters... the ending and denouement...

[Nirkatze]

I started this a few weeks ago but couldn't focus and went back to cozies... should be picking this up again this weekend though. Only a couple of chapters in, but the (view spoiler)[whole culture living within the Worm's influence is creepy... completely cut off from the outside, and are they feeding their children to the Worm??? I don't think this is the only book I've read with high birthrates but very few visible children, but I can't put my finger on it... I was thinking of the Cielcin and Empire of the Vampire but I don't think that's it. (hide spoiler)]

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

The Worm World reminds me of depictions of Hell in other Fantasy series, like DIRE: Saga

[Nirkatze]

I haven't heard of that one. :)