Roy Adams reviewed Lords of Uncreation by Adrian Tchaikovsky (The Final Architecture, #3)
Good story and ending
4 stars
A good story and ending. However at times it got too bogged down in details.
eBook
English language
Published May 2, 2023 by Orbit.
The Arthur C. Clarke award-winning author of Children of Time brings us the third and final novel in an extraordinary space opera trilogy about humanity on the brink of extinction, and how one man's discovery will save or destroy us all.
A good story and ending. However at times it got too bogged down in details.
Just wrapped up this series and very much appreciated it. It had both the scale of everything but still kept the story and characters within a time and place that was easy to comprehend.
many sympathetic characters and many despicable.
By the end I had trouble keeping track of the different factions involved in the grand scale of all the issues, but I appreciated the application of three way fight logistics, and cataclysmic problems.
happy I read it and for anyone Adrian Tchaikovsky pilled it is a great series.
The 2nd book was a slog to get through but this third and final novel wraps up the series well. As always, Adrian’s strengths are his world building, characters, and he always leaves you with things to think about. This universe contains some of my new favorite characters.
This book twisted into many unexpected directions after the first arc. +1. Some of the characters were definitely chefs kiss. This series was sufficiently world-buildy/fantady to keep you wondering. Not far fetched, but wild, regardless
excellent and detailed
Trying to intellectually visualize the layers of physics that Tchaikovsky works through is difficult, but I would highly recommend the trilogy. It’s a good series
Not my Favorite Series, felt a bit meandering / padded out at times but ended well
Expertly wraps up the series with a satisfying ending. The baddies are suitably explained and our plucky band of heroes as heroic as they need to be.
I did find the multiple POV in the final showdown to be a distraction, something that didn't bother me at all in the rest of the series. But I really liked how all of the characters polt lines were resolved, very satisfying.
The whole trilogy was great with adventure, intrigue and imagination to spare.
Fucking fantastic
This book brought the series to a satisfying end. My only complaint is that the whole thing seems to run long with a lot of repetition. Probably about a third of the entire saga could have been cut. But still a fun ride regardless.
I reviewed this novel for the Hugo-winning blog Nerds of a Feather:
http://www.nerds-feather.com/2023/05/review-lords-of-uncreation-by-adrian.html