tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post3614148455554934216..comments2024-03-17T14:31:27.014-04:00Comments on Fantasy Book Critic: "War Master's Gate" by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Reviewed by Liviu Suciu)Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15006565422867420980noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-62697697428410042422013-08-20T20:26:28.419-04:002013-08-20T20:26:28.419-04:00Thanks, Liviu. I'll give it a try after my cur...Thanks, Liviu. I'll give it a try after my current reading. The reviews are nice and the author is prolific, so I only needed a nudge. :)Angelohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07092095956981708690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-22193054815558262432013-08-20T06:56:12.602-04:002013-08-20T06:56:12.602-04:00The characters in the series are people with their...The characters in the series are people with their associated kinden-bug traits called Art (eg wasp-kinden have a natural sting in the palm and can fly etc), but they generally can interbreed; they are also generally of 2 kinds, Apt (can understand and use machines, have no feel for magic) and Inapt (can feel magic and some can use it but cannot use technology)<br /><br />The series overall combines technology (which evolves from a roughly 19th century steampunkish stuff in the beginning to 20th century warplanes, tanks and WMD now) and magic 9which again is dormant more or less in the beginning and then it awakens)<br /><br />Liviuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615405766065227026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-49625762369011640322013-08-20T04:52:38.329-04:002013-08-20T04:52:38.329-04:00Liviu, alll your praise for this series in these l...Liviu, alll your praise for this series in these last years left me curious to try it. I haven't started yet because I generally don't like bugs. Even on RPGs I don't like to fight spiders and such. Not because I'm afraid, but because I find them boring and unappealing.<br />Considering this, would you still recommend the series to me? Maybe I've got a wrong idea about the series, due to all those insectoid references.Angelohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07092095956981708690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-73796949039919796052013-08-10T18:52:23.133-04:002013-08-10T18:52:23.133-04:00great, thanks for the details; I remembered them v...great, thanks for the details; I remembered them vaguely but this is much better!Liviuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615405766065227026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-20682882881799568172013-08-10T12:58:59.461-04:002013-08-10T12:58:59.461-04:00I interviewed Adrian recently and he said this:
&q...I interviewed Adrian recently and he said this:<br />"After that, I should be bringing out a stand-alone fantasy called Guns of the Dawn, which is best described as Jane Austen meets Bernard Cornwell with a dash of Ursula le Guin – think ‘Eliza Bennett gets drafted’ and you’ll see where it’s going. After that, there is a new series coming out, and I’m about 2/3 of the way through the first book of it right now."<br /><br />Very excited for Guns of the Dawn.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10181950790104359169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-33401915025226052402013-08-09T12:04:32.656-04:002013-08-09T12:04:32.656-04:00Thank you for the comment!
Right now the author i...Thank you for the comment!<br /><br />Right now the author is penning a serial called Spiderlight for the magazine Aethernet; I subscribed to the magazine as it has a bunch of great serials and up to the 5th and current installment, Spiderlight is a sort of ironic and occasionally over the top take on classical quest fantasy, which is quite fun overall<br /><br />I understand that also he has a standalone gun-magic fantasy tbp next and then he is working on a new universe series though i am not sure any details have been revealed <br /><br />the author page is the best for updatesLiviuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615405766065227026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-68702001251841271782013-08-09T11:29:02.255-04:002013-08-09T11:29:02.255-04:00Great review!! Looking forward to this book.
Mr....Great review!! Looking forward to this book.<br /><br />Mr. Tchaikovsky hinted that he will doing another series after Shadows of the Apt. Do you know anything about this new series?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-16695810653180165932013-08-09T09:17:29.318-04:002013-08-09T09:17:29.318-04:00yes that's true and also note that after the 3...yes that's true and also note that after the 3rd book (which is the shortest so essentially the 1st and the 2nd to a lesser extent are the ones that show the author's inexperience in a few ways, most notably in managing transitions between the multiple pov's), the series becomes so addictive that when you open a book, it is very hard to put it down, while the writing hits its stride and it is very smooth<br /><br />the combination of sfnality (Apt) and magic (Inapt) and the combination of sense of wonder and very strong characters, together with the very epic nature the series acquire fast makes it one of the best genre offerings around, though it is not traditional fantasy, nor sf or science fantasyLiviuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615405766065227026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-75107782110366820522013-08-09T09:03:35.399-04:002013-08-09T09:03:35.399-04:009 books is a bit daunting to dive into, but Shadow...9 books is a bit daunting to dive into, but Shadows of the Apt is one series I've been curious about for a long time. Knowing that the first 4 comprise a story of their own makes it seem a bit more immediately accessible.Bob/Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830145891314387373noreply@blogger.com