English language
Published 2024
Welcome to Alkhalend, Jewel of the Waters, capital of Usmai, greatest of the Successor States, inheritor to the necromantic dominion that was the Moeribandi Empire and tomorrow's frontline in the Palleseen's relentless march to bring Perfection and Correctness to an imperfect world.
Loret is fresh off the boat, and just in time.
As Cohort-Invigilator of Correct Appreciation, Outreach department, she's here as aide to the Palleseen Resident, Sage-Invigilator Angilly. And Sage-Invigilator Angilly - Gil to her friends - needs a second in the spectacularly illegal, culturally offensive and diplomatically inadvisable duel she must fight at midnight.
Outreach, that part of the Pal machine that has to work within the imperfection of the rest of the world, has a lot of room for the illegal, the unconventional, the unorthodox. But just how much unorthodoxy can Gil and Loret get away with?
As a succession crisis looms, as a long-forgotten feat of …
Welcome to Alkhalend, Jewel of the Waters, capital of Usmai, greatest of the Successor States, inheritor to the necromantic dominion that was the Moeribandi Empire and tomorrow's frontline in the Palleseen's relentless march to bring Perfection and Correctness to an imperfect world.
Loret is fresh off the boat, and just in time.
As Cohort-Invigilator of Correct Appreciation, Outreach department, she's here as aide to the Palleseen Resident, Sage-Invigilator Angilly. And Sage-Invigilator Angilly - Gil to her friends - needs a second in the spectacularly illegal, culturally offensive and diplomatically inadvisable duel she must fight at midnight.
Outreach, that part of the Pal machine that has to work within the imperfection of the rest of the world, has a lot of room for the illegal, the unconventional, the unorthodox. But just how much unorthodoxy can Gil and Loret get away with?
As a succession crisis looms, as a long-forgotten feat of necromantic engineering nears fruition, as pirate kings, lizard armies and demons gather, as old gods wane and new gods wax, sooner or later Gil and Loret will have to settle their ledger.
Just as well they are both very, very good with a blade.
I've spent the last few years saying that Tchaikovsky is my favourite sci fi writer but something about this foray into fantasy just didn't hit for me, and I'm not exactly sure why. the writing was still beautiful and inventive, but the entire series felt somehow impersonal-- the characters more of a mechanism for conveying plot than actual people.
This was the final book in the Tyrant Philosophers series, I appreciated the overarching narrative of the series though the first book really stood out as the strongest offering.
Basically, first book got me with the colonial/resistance stories of early industrialism in a magical word. Felt really exciting and had the morals and outcomes I love to see with the underdogs.
second book takes place in the medic tents of the colonial army and even with the mutinous and subversives in the narrative it felt like so much more a book of complicated compromises.
this final book was like an exploration of statecraft and power struggles among the rules and while those can be fascinating stories, i just would so much rather the earlier narratives, lessons and outcomes.
but i think some of you freaks love that big picture and powerful people fighting vibes so i could see it really …
This was the final book in the Tyrant Philosophers series, I appreciated the overarching narrative of the series though the first book really stood out as the strongest offering.
Basically, first book got me with the colonial/resistance stories of early industrialism in a magical word. Felt really exciting and had the morals and outcomes I love to see with the underdogs.
second book takes place in the medic tents of the colonial army and even with the mutinous and subversives in the narrative it felt like so much more a book of complicated compromises.
this final book was like an exploration of statecraft and power struggles among the rules and while those can be fascinating stories, i just would so much rather the earlier narratives, lessons and outcomes.
but i think some of you freaks love that big picture and powerful people fighting vibes so i could see it really scratching the itch for many.
Days of Shattered Faith does feel like a proper sequel to House of Open Wounds. It brings back a bunch of interesting characters from earlier installments, but also introduces some fun fresh faces.
This time around, we're dealing with diplomatic imperialism, integration, and free will, again through a lens of magic, gods, and demons.
It's a solid story, and I'd be interested to follow some of the characters a while longer and see what they get up to.
