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Publication Order of Shadows of the Apt Books

Empire in Black and Gold (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon
Dragonfly Falling (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon
Blood of the Mantis (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon
Salute the Dark (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Scarab Path (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Sea Watch (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
Heirs of the Blade (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Air War (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
War Master's Gate (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
Seal of the Worm (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Afterblight Chronicles Books

The Bloody Deluge (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon
Even in the Cannon's Mouth (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Children of Time Books

Children of Time (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
Children of Ruin (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
Children of Memory (2023)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Dogs of War Books

Publication Order of Echoes of the Fall Books

The Tiger and the Wolf (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Bear and the Serpent (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Hyena and the Hawk (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Expert System Books

The Expert System's Brother (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Expert System’s Champion (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of The Final Architecture Books

Shards of Earth (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon
Eyes of the Void (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon
Lords of Uncreation (2023)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Tales of the Apt Books

with Juliet E. McKenna, John Gwynne, Frances Hardinge
Spoils of War (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
A Time for Grief (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
For Love of Distant Shores (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Scent of Tears (With: Juliet E. McKenna,John Gwynne,Frances Hardinge) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of The Tyrant Philosophers Books

City of Last Chances (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon
House of Open Wounds (2023)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of After The War Books

Redemption's Blade (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
Salvation's Fire (By: Justina Robson) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Tales of Catt and Fisher (With: Justina Robson,Freda Warrington,Juliet E McKenna) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Made Things Books

Precious Little Things (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
Made Things (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Imaginings Books

Colder Greyer Stones (By: Tanith Lee) (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Last and First Contacts (By: Stephen Baxter) (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Stories from the Northern Road (By: Tony Ballantyne) (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Microcosmos (By: Nina Allan) (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
Feast and Famine (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
Twember (By: Steve Tem) (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
Strange Visitors (By: Eric Brown) (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon
Saint Rebor (By: Adam Roberts) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
Sleeps With Angels (By: Dave Hutchinson) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Light Warden (By: Liz Williams) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mementoes (By: Keith Brooke) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Terrible Worlds: Destinations Books

Walking to Aldebaran (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
One Day All This Will Be Yours (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon
And Put Away Childish Things (2023)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

Family Business (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Long and Hungry Road (2023)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Terrible Worlds: Revolutions (2023)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Warhammer 40,000: Age of Sigmar Books

The Gates of Azyr (By: Chris Wraight) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Gnawing Gate (By: JoshuaReynolds) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
Six Pillars (By: JoshuaReynolds) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Unending Storm (By: Nick Kyme) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Gift of Khorne (By: Guy Haley) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Crystal of Fate (By: Guy Haley) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
Gorechosen (By: Andy Clark) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Eighth Victory (By: Graeme Lyon) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
Lord of the Cosmic Gate (By: Gav Thorpe) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
Fyreslayers (By: Guy Haley) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Scarlet Lord (By: JoshuaReynolds) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
Bladestorm: Righteous Blood (By: Matt Westbrook) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
Skaven Pestilens (By: JoshuaReynolds) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
To Cross the Bridge of Smoke (By: JoshuaReynolds) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
Mighty Battles (By: Nick Kyme) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Sulphur Citadel (By: JoshuaReynolds) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
Black Rift (By: JoshuaReynolds) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
Bladestorm: Battle for Splitskull Pass (By: Matt Westbrook) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
Sylvaneth (By: Gav Thorpe,RobSanders,JoshuaReynolds,Robbie MacNiven) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Road of Blades (By: JoshuaReynolds) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
Bear Eater (By: David Guymer) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
Legends of the Age of Sigmar (By: RobSanders) (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Hardest Word (By: David Guymer) (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Volturung Road (By: Guy Haley) (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
Heartwood (By: Robbie MacNiven) (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
Gods' Gift (By: David Guymer) (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Witch Takers (By: C.L. Werner) (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Dance of the Skulls (By: David Annandale) (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
Four Thousand Days (By: David Guymer) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
Path to Glory (By: Evan Dicken) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
Shattered Crucible (By: David Annandale) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Sands of Grief (By: Guy Haley) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
Wrathspring (By: Gav Thorpe) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Sea Taketh (By: David Guymer) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Keys to Ruin (By: David Annandale) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Resolute (By: JoshuaReynolds) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
Soul Wars (By: JoshuaReynolds) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Lightning Golem (By: Nick Kyme) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
From The Deep (By: Jaine Fenn) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Tainted Heart (By: C.L. Werner) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
Neferata Mortarch Of Blood (By: David Annandale) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
When Cornered (By: Andy Clark) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Learning (By: David Guymer) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
Shadespire: The Mirrored City (By: JoshuaReynolds) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
Sacrosanct & Other Stories (By: Guy Haley) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
Blood Gold (By: Gav Thorpe) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Deeper Shade (By: C.L. Werner) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
Acts of Sacrifice (By: Evan Dicken) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
Scourge of Fate (By: Robbie MacNiven) (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
Gods and Mortals (By: David Annandale,Evan Dicken,Guy Haley,Robbie MacNiven,David Guymer,Josh Reynolds,Andy Clark,Nick Horth,CL Werner) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
Rulers of the Dead (By: David Annandale,JoshuaReynolds) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
Hamilcar: Champion of the Gods (By: David Guymer) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
Force of Personality (By: David Guymer) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
Shiprats (By: C.L. Werner) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
Hunting Shadows (By: Andy Clark) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
Ashes of Grimnir (By: Michael J. Hollows) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Garden of Mortal Delights (By: Robert Rath) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
Myths & Revenants (By: David Annandale) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
Blessed Oblivion (By: Dale Lucas) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
Gloomspite (By: Andy Clark) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
Bossgrot (By: Eric Gregory) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
No Honour Among Vermin (By: C.L. Werner) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
Neferata: The Dominion of Bones (By: David Annandale) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Iron Promise (By: JoshuaReynolds) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
Warcry: The Anthology (By: David Annandale) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
Fangs of the Rustwood (By: Evan Dicken) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Heart of the Fallen (By: Sarah Cawkwell) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
Ghoulslayer (By: Darius Hinks) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
Beastgrave (By: C.L. Werner) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Warden in the Mountain (By: Eric Gregory) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Serpent's Bargain (By: Jamie Crisalli) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
A Tithe of Bone (By: Michael R. Fletcher) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
Reflections in Steel (By: C.L. Werner) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
Strong Bones (By: Michael R. Fletcher) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Court of the Blind King (By: David Guymer) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Sanguinalia Day Massacre (By: Justin D. Hill) (2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
Beneath the Rust (By: Graeme Lyon) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
Blood of the Flayer (By: Richard Strachan) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Harrowing Deep (By: Miles A. Drake) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
Fist of an Angry God (By: William King) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
Oaths and Conquests (By: Eric Gregory,William King,Evan Dicken,David Guymer,Richard Strachan,Anna Stephens,Graeme Lyon,Robert Rath,Jamie Crisalli,Miles A. Drake,Michael J. Hollows,Dale Lucas,Michael R. Fletcher) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Book of Transformations (By: Matt Keefe) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Siege of Greenspire (By: Anna Stephens) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Unlamented Archpustulent of Clan Morbidus (By: David Guymer) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
Neferata (By: David Annandale) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
Galene Of Ulgu (By: Timandra Whitecastle) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Manse of Mirrors (By: Nick Horth) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
Lady of Sorrows (By: C.L. Werner) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
Ghosts of Khapthar (By: Miles A. Drake) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
Death on the Road to Svardheim (By: Darius Hinks) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
Trials of the Mortal Realm (By: Nick Horth) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Threshold (By: David Annandale) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
Ties of Blood (By: Jamie Crisalli) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
Realm-Lords (By: Dale Lucas) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
Warcry Catacombs: Blood of the Everchosen (By: Richard Strachan) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
Covens of Blood (By: Anna Stephens,Jamie Crisalli,Liane Merciel) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
Buyer Beware (By: Gav Thorpe) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
Direchasm (By: Graeme Lyon) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Offering (By: Andy Clark) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Dead Hours (By: David Guymer) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Dead Hours (By: David Guymer) (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
Cursed City (By: C.L. Werner) (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon
Dominion (By: Darius Hinks) (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Vintage (By: David Annandale) (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Accursed (By: David Annandale,Ray Cluley,Nicholas Kaufmann,Darius Hinks,James Brogden,Peter Fehervari,Justin D. Hill,Steven Sheil,Richard Strachan,Jake Ozga,Phil Kelly,Jude Reid) (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon
Beasts (By: John French) (2021)Description / Buy at Amazon
Tower of Empty Mirrors (By: John French) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon
Krenkha Gorogna (By: Guy Haley) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon
Kragnos: Avatar of Destruction (By: David Guymer) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon
Hallowed Ground (By: Richard Strachan) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon
A Dynasty of Monsters (By: David Annandale) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon
Soulslayer (By: Darius Hinks) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon
Godsbane (By: Dale Lucas) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon
Prince Maesa (By: Guy Haley) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Hollow King (By: John French) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Arkanaut's Oath (By: Guy Haley) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Successors (By: Gary Kloster,Graham McNeill,Aaron Dembski-Bowden,Ben Counter,Guy Haley,David Guymer,Edoardo Albert,Chris Forrester,Peter Fehevari,Callum Davis) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon
Conquest Unbound: Stories from the Mortal Realms (With: David Annandale,Eric Gregory,Gav Thorpe,Gary Kloster,Darius Hinks,Evan Dicken,David Guymer,Sarah Cawkwell,Andy Clark,Mile A Drake,Noah Van Nguyen,C L Werner,Rhuairidh James,Michael R Fletcher) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon
Boss Of Bosses (By: Luke Scull) (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Road to Helsmarch (By: Luke Scull) (2023)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Last Volari (By: Gary Kloster) (2023)Description / Buy at Amazon
Web of Ruin (2023)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Monstrous Little Voices Books

Coral Bones (By: Foz Meadows) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Course of True Love (By: Kate Heartfield) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Unkindest Cut (By: Emma Newman) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
Even in the Cannon's Mouth (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
On the Twelfth Night (By: Jonathan Barnes) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
Monstrous Little Voices: New Tales from Shakespeare's Fantasy World (With: Jonathan Barnes,Emma Newman,Kate Heartfield,Foz Meadows) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of The Afterblight Chronicles Books

School's Out Forever (By: Scott K. Andrews) (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Culled (By: Simon Spurrier) (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon
School's Out (By: Scott K. Andrews) (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon
Kill or Cure (By: Rebecca Levene) (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon
Dawn Over Doomsday (By: Jasper Bark) (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon
Arrowhead (By: Paul Kane) (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon
Operation Motherland (By: Scott K. Andrews) (2009)Description / Buy at Amazon
Broken Arrow (By: Paul Kane) (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon
Children's Crusade (By: Scott K. Andrews) (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon
Arrowland (By: Paul Kane) (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon
Blood Ocean (By: Weston Ochse) (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Hooded Man (By: Paul Kane) (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
Orbital Decay (By: Malcolm F. Cross) (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon
Dead Kelly (By: C.B. Harvey) (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon
Journal of the Plague Year (By: ColinHarvey) (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon
Fall Out (By: Simon Guerrier) (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
Children of the Cull (By: Cavan Scott) (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Legends Books

with Tanith Lee, Juliet E. McKenna, Stan Nicholls, Ian Whates, Joe Abercrombie, James Barclay
Legends: Stories in Honour of David Gemmell (With: Tanith Lee,Juliet E. McKenna,Storm Constantine,Stan Nicholls,Ian Whates,Joe Abercrombie,Anne Nicholls,Gaie Sebold,Jonathan Green,Jan Siegel,James Barclay,Sandra Unerman) (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon

Publication Order of Anthologies

Horror for the Holidays(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Alchemy Press Book of Ancient Wonders(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Dark Currents(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Hauntings(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Tales of the Nun and Dragon(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon
Solaris Rising 2(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
Tales of Eve(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Alchemy Press Book of Urban Mythic(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
Looking Landwards(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
Legends: Stories in Honour of David Gemmell(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Time Traveler's Almanac(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Girl at the End of the World Book 2(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon
Paradox: Stories Inspired by the Fermi Paradox(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Alchemy Press Book of Urban Mythic 2(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon
Two Hundred and Twenty-One Baker Streets(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon
Wicked Women(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon
Lightspeed Magazine, October 2015(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Private Life of Elder Things(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
Summer's End(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
Winter Tales(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
Ctrl Alt Delight(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
Eve of War(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
Shakespeare vs. Cthulhu(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
Aliens - The Truth is Coming(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon
Journeys(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2017(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon
Dracula: Rise of the Beast(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
Shoreline of Infinity 11½: Edinburgh International Science Festival Special Edition(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
Knee-Deep in Grit: Two Bloody Years of Grimdark Fiction(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon
Once Upon a Parsec(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon
Stories of Hope and Wonder: In Support of UK's Healthcare Workers(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon
Inferno! Volume 6(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon
Burning Brightly(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon
The King Must Fall(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon
Conquest Unbound: Stories from the Mortal Realms(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon
The Digital Aesthete: Human Musings on the Intersection of Art and AI(2023)Description / Buy at Amazon

Adrian Tchaikovsky is a British novel writer who writes in the science fiction fantasy genre. Born Adrian CzajkowsKi in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, Tchaikovsky went on to study Psychology and Zoology at the University of Reading. He later undertook legal studies and is currently a Legal Executive with the Leeds based Commercial Dispute Department of Black Solicitors.

After a frustrating fifteen years of trying to get a book published, he finally got Tor Books to publish his first book Empire in Black and Gold in 2008. However, it was until the publication of the Shadows of the Apt series that Tchaikovsky became a household name in the fantasy science fiction genre.

Born Czajkowski, he asserts that he adopted the name Tchaikovsky as his author name since it was evident that his real name would have been quite difficult for British and American readers to pronounce and spell. This is not an uncommon practice in the UK and American publishing industries as many publishers advise authors with hard to pronounce names to change to Americanized versions to drive sales. After the publication of his first book in the UK, he decided to stick with the name, publishing his German and American editions under his pen name. Though he had wanted his Polish editions to be under Czajkowski, this was not to be so.

His novel Children of Time published in 2015 went on to win the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award for Fiction. For the Shadows of the Apt series, he got a nomination for the British Fantasy Society Award and the David Gemmell Legend Award.

A Summary of Empire in Black and Gold (Shadows of the Apt series) by Adrian Tchaikovksy

Nearly two decades earlier Stenwold had witnessed the invasion of his city Myna by the brutal Wasp Empire in a quest for global domination.

After the experience, he believes that it is his responsibility to try to educate his hometown’s people of the threat posed by the evil Wasp Empire. His efforts are mainly in vain, as his townsmen in Collegium do not believe that the Empire poses any threat to their city. With the Empire now setting its eyes on the city, and its armies and spies crawling all over the land, the city has never been at a greater risk of annihilation.

Meanwhile, his efforts at educating the townspeople have not been all in vain, as he has managed to convince a handful of young people such as his niece Che and the enigmatic Tynisa to join in the resistance againt the Wasp army advance. When the Wasps violently attack his home, he decides to send his team to the Frontline under fire from the invading army. The team flies and gets to the Frontline city of Helleron just in time to face the incoming Wasp army.

Che and Stenwold are known as Bettle-Kinden and are just one of the various human races that draw their inspiration and power from their totem insect. The different human race allies have different totem insects ranging from Ant, Spider, and Mantis all of which have particular powers and skills.

The most skilled and powerful of the totem warriors is Tisamon of the Mantis-kinden clan. Many other totem tribes join the alliance over the weeks leading to the war. As the war takes its toll on the land and the people, it comes to Stenwold’s attention that the Wasps intend to march on the his position on the newly completed railway between Collegium and Helleron to destroy the kinden army in one fell swoop. He gathers his young warriors and prepares for a final fight that he now knows will be in the Lowlands.

The Empire in Black and Gold is one of the best fantasy, science fiction ever to come from a British author. Tchaikovsky’s expertly weaves a story that is action packed and full of tension in a world that takes shape really nicely. The world of the different insect totem tribes and their different skills, motivations and attributes provide a refreshing and fascinating flavor for fantasy fiction. The focus on the development of Stenwold Maker’s character and personality as juxtaposed against the strong willed members of his team makes for some interesting reading

A Summary of Dragonfly Falling (Shadows of the Apt series) by Adrian Tchaikovksy

Adrian Tchaikovksy’s second book in the Shadow of the Apt series, Dragonfly Falling continues with the telling of the adventures of Stenwold and his team of Totho, Salma, Tybisa, Tisamon, Che and others as they battle the evil Wasp Empire. Totho and Salma set out to spy on the advancing Wasp army as it prepares to attack the city of Tark – an Ant-kinden colony. In the meantime, Major Thalric is on a revenge mission after his recent fall from grace. He seeks to kill Stenwold Maker and hasten the destruction of The Lowlands and Collegium. As the Wasps advance, the Emperor is seemingly distracted by a romantic affair.

Adrian Tchaikovsky’s packs the story with action packed and thrilling fight scenes that make for a remarkable story. Nonetheless, while there is relative peace in the Lowlands and Collegium, some people are not convinced that this will last and prefer a return to the old ways. Uctebri, a Mosquito Kinden is the most rabid defender of the old ways and fights for the return to the traditional ways of moral and racial absolutism. Even Stenwold the supposed moral custodian of the progressive kindens is shown as a racist as he forbids his niece from marrying outside her race. While he is bringing the Kindens together, Stenwold still expects the people he is bringing together to not intermarry, since he still believes in racial purity and old age biases towards the different races in the alliance.

The second book continues to develop the characters introduced in book one of the series. New characters such as Uctebri a kind of vampire kinden and Drephos the Imperial auxiliary artificer and the Emperor’s story arc give the book more flavor. Adrian Tchaikovsky greatly expands the world by introducing more kindens and analyzing their ways to drive the story forward.

Dragonfly Falling is a more accomplished book that The Empire in Black and Gold in that it offers better characterization and plot development. Adrian Tchaikovsky’s second book portrays his growth as a writer in that he undertakes in-depth thematic development while continuing to maintain the excitement and thrill of the first book.

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