Empire in Black and Gold
Shadows of the Apt, Book 1
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Narrateur(s):
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Ben Allen
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Auteur(s):
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Adrian Tchaikovsky
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Empire in Black and Gold is the first instalment in the critically-acclaimed fantasy series Shadows of the Apt by Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of the Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning Children of Time.
The days of peace are over....
The Lowlands’ city states have lived in peace for decades, hailed as bastions of civilization. Yet that peace is about to end. A distant empire has been conquering neighbours with highly trained soldiers and sophisticated combat techniques. And the city states are its desirable new prize.
Only the ageing Stenwold Maker – spymaster, artificer and statesman – foresees the threat, as the empires’ armies march ever closer. So it falls upon his shoulders to open the eyes of the cities’ leaders. He sees that war will sweep through their lands, destroying everything in its path.
But to warn his people, he must stay alive.
Empire in Black and Gold is followed by the second book in the Shadows of the Apt series, Dragonfly Falling.
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Ce que les critiques en disent
Brimming with imagination (SciFiNow)
The Shadows of the Apt series is simply one of the best epic fantasy series out there (LEC Book Reviews)
Super worldbuilding, great characters and extreme inventiveness (Fantasy Book Critic)
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Au global4 out of 5 stars
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- Amazon Customer
- 2025-01-24
Fascinating world building yet again!
I'd been skeptical at first but found myself hooked after getting past the slow start by the world building that is the trademark of the Tchaikovsky.The setting, development of plot and characters are excellent and have promise for developing into a series - since I do spy a good many more titles in this series! But I wonder if there will be a frequent return of the trope about the protagonists always being a step behind and/or unaware of an impending doom which of course the reader is made aware of. This type of suspense for the sake of suspense can become especially tiresome... I'll brave book 2, albeit with this concern.
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- Jonathan Alexiou
- 2022-04-23
Great Original Fantasy
Really enjoyed this book, the world is very immersive. Adrian is an amazing writer and the narration is really really well done. Ben Allen does the different voices so well at times it feels like there are multiple voice actors.
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- EisNinE
- 2025-02-03
Children of Time Uplift +25 000yrs?
It doesn't really matter if this is a 3rd cousin to the Children of Time books, or just another literary manifestation of Tchaikovsky's wonky entomology fetish; I've found his tidal wave of titles a bit hit or miss of late, but this steam-punk renaissance world populated by humans who've appropriated the characteristics of the beetles, ants, spiders, moths & mantids who define them genetically & culturally, is both intricately & lovingly etched, as we follow Stenworld Maker & his young students-turned spies, desperately trying to convince the insular & cloistered kingdoms of the Lowlands that the Wasp Empire is a threat they will all have to deal with soon. The characters range in quality, but this is a 10-volume epic of war & loss, so many will be fleshed out later, given the several dozen each volume introduces. As for Tchai's predilections... I'm into 'Salute the Dark' at the moment, and damn if I haven't starting lusting after some unholy artifice of bangable butterfly burrito fleshlight. Ugh. I need a shower after typing that sentence.
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- 2020-12-17
this series needs more attention!
I adored this book and I am shocked I have never herd of it before. please give this book a chance if you love interesting creative Worldbuilding and epic fantasy stories with a steampunk flare.
can't wait to listen to the second one!
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- Carolyn
- 2024-01-25
Great series, fantastic performance
I just finished the final book in this series and I highly recommend it. It has such a unique premise, the worldbuilding is second-to-none, and the narrator does a great job interpreting the characters and giving each Kinden a distinct accent. Tchaikovsky has been one of my favourite sci-fi authors ever since I read his Children of Time trilogy, and this foray into steampunk-type fantasy didn’t disappoint. My only regret is that it had to end, I wanted to keep exploring this world forever
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