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TurtleHat

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I like speculative fiction, TTRPGs, and fantasy.

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commented on Children of Ruin by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Children of Time, #2)

Adrian Tchaikovsky: Children of Ruin (Paperback, 2019, Orbit)

The astonishing sequel to Children of Time, the award-winning novel of humanity's battle for survival …

A lot of people talk up the Culture series ship names. They're great! But how come I've never heard how great octopus ship names are in Children of Ruin before?

reviewed Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky (The Final Architecture, #1)

Adrian Tchaikovsky: Shards of Earth (2021)

The Arthur C. Clarke award-winning author of Children of Time brings us an extraordinary space …

What a wild ride

This is a fun, weird space opera in a weird, alien-filled universe. This book explores how sentient life can experience the universe in a stange, grim world.

The book borders on goofy or chaotic at times, but it's sure fun. I'm going on to book 2.

reviewed Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky (The Final Architecture, #1)

Adrian Tchaikovsky: Shards of Earth (2021)

The Arthur C. Clarke award-winning author of Children of Time brings us an extraordinary space …

Well, that was a wild ride

Very zany universe almost to the point of being silly at times. A fun space opera adventure exploring the differences between forms of sentient life.

Looking forward to reading book 2

Adrian Tchaikovsky: Bear Head (Dogs of War, #2) (2021)

WELCOME TO HELL CITY, MARS

Jimmy Martin has a sore head.

He's used …

It was fun! Didn't go where I thought it would go but I had fun along the way. It's probably not A.T.'s best book but it's still a good one, I think. I would say it's a worthy sequel to Dogs of War

commented on Shards of Earth by Adrian Tchaikovsky (The Final Architecture, #1)

Adrian Tchaikovsky: Shards of Earth (2021)

The Arthur C. Clarke award-winning author of Children of Time brings us an extraordinary space …

This book feels a bit like the Mothership RPG + Mass Effect + small ship adventure stuff like Firefly or the Expanse. I enjoy the complex, messy world. Looking forward to seeing where it goes.