Lords of Uncreation
An epic space adventure from a master storyteller
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4.6 • 5 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
From Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of Time and winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award, Lords of Uncreation is the final high-octane instalment in the Final Architecture space opera trilogy.
He's found a way to end their war, but will humanity survive to see it?
Idris Telemmier has uncovered a secret that changes everything – the Architects’ greatest weakness. A shadowy cartel scrambles to turn his discovery into a weapon against these alien destroyers of worlds. But between them and victory stands self-interest. The galaxy’s great powers would rather pursue their own agendas than stand together against this shared terror.
Human and inhuman interests wrestle to control Idris’ discovery, as the galaxy erupts into a mutually destructive and self-defeating war. The other great obstacle to striking against their alien threat is Idris himself. He knows that the Architects, despite their power, are merely tools of a higher intelligence.
Deep within unspace, where time moves differently, and reality isn’t quite what it seems, their masters are the true threat. Masters who are just becoming aware of humanity’s daring – and taking steps to exterminate this annoyance forever.
Praise for Adrian Tchaikovsky:
‘One of the most interesting and accomplished writers in speculative fiction’ – Christopher Paolini
‘[Adrian] writes incredibly enjoyable sci-fi, full of life and ideas’ – Patrick Ness, author of The Knife of Never Letting Go
‘Brilliant science fiction’ – James McAvoy on Children of Time
‘Full of sparkling, speculative invention’ – Stephen Baxter, author of the Xeelee Sequence on The Doors of Eden
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Alien races and warring political factions scramble to defeat the planet-destroying entities called Architects in the epic but somewhat murky finale to Tchaikovsky's Final Architecture trilogy (after Eyes of the Void). When ancient and irascible Idris Telemmier, a genetically manipulated Intermediary who can mentally enter the interstellar byways of unspace, communicates with the Architects, he learns that they're just the puppets of a powerful Presence residing at the very center of the universe, one that threatens the extinction of all sentient life. Despite this looming catastrophe, however, the Architects' common enemies—the Parthenon, a society of women warriors; the gang lead by the unhinged Aklu the Unspeakable; and the dictatorial Uskaro noble family—can't put aside their petty power plays to form a unified front. This chaos creates the risk that the Eye, a newly discovered piece of alien tech that could destroy a breeding ground of Architects in the unspace, may fall into the wrong hands. An abundance of characters muddies the cataclysmic plot, distracting from the slow reveal of the Architects' motivations and next target. The story hits its stride, however, in the revelatory final confrontation between Idris and the Presence. Tchaikovsky sticks the landing, even if he wobbles a bit on the way there.
