Seal of the Worm

Shadows of the Apt, Book 10

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

Narrated by: Ben Allen

Length: 23 hrs and 13 mins

Publisher's summary

Seal of the Worm is the tenth and final book in the critically acclaimed epic fantasy series Shadows of the Apt by Adrian Tchaikovsky.

An ancient enemy stirs once more....

The Empire has vanquished its enemies at last, but at a terrible price. With her chief rival cast into the abyss, Empress Seda must face the truth of what she’s unleashed in her hunger for power. Now the Seal has been shattered, the ancient Worm stirs towards the light for the first time in a thousand years. Already it is striking at the surface, consuming everything in its voracious path. Unchecked, it will ravage the world.

As her victory seems hollow indeed, Seda knows that only the most extreme solution can lock the Worm in the dark once more. But if she’ll go to such horrific lengths to save them all from the Worm, who’ll save the world from her?

Start the epic journey with Empire in Black and Gold, the first book in the Shadows of the Apt series.

©2021 Adrian Tchaikovsky (P)2021 Macmillan Publishers International Ltd

Such a great series!

I just finished book 10 and I am left kind of speechless. Such an utterly satisfying conclusion to an amazing series. Every loose end is wrapped up even ones I had forgotten about, making it that much more satisfying. So imaginative and well written, a new bar has been set for me. And not to mention there were many times throughout the series where all I could think about was how talented Ben Allen is. Top notch performance!

10 books!!

Great series. Took me a year while taking breaks but well with it. Hope others get through it all.

Final book of 10 book series

At the beginning of this series, I groaned a bit over the sheer commitment of time I would have to make to get through the end book, Seal of the Worm, but it has been a pleasure and a joy all the way. Fantastic, unparalleled story and the best narration made every listening minute a pleasure.

Pretty good

Good ending albeit it felt a bit rushed. Still a very satisfying end to the series :)

Best book in the series?

I was riveted. It pays off A LOT of story and does so in a very satisfying way.

One of the best books of the saga

Loved the last book and I think that there was so much story to tell, while comparatively so little story in one of the previous books, that this story could have been told in greater detail over more books. That's the only "con".
Other than that, I feel deeply sad the saga is now over, there is this sense of loss of the world and its characters. I have no idea how the author managed to build a world where the characters feel so real and there is a sense of real connection with them.
I have immense respect towards Mr.Tchaikovsky. Along with Terry Pratchett, he is the most talented fantasy author in my opinion.

One of the greatest epics ever

This story across ten novels is absolutely amazing! The audio performance is frustrating at times with how quiet it can be however.

Great series but this one seemed abrupt

I was just hoping to have more time to settle down at the end rather than just have it in an epilogue. Overall happy with the series but not crazy about this last book.

Wow, This series is so damn good.

This author knows his stuff. The seal of the worm wraps up this amazing series in such a brilliant way. Every single strand is brought together, Every character new and old gets recognition and a neat, well deserved end. All the while this final book continues to throw curveballs so that the reader can never predict exactly how it will come together until the very end. The author is obviously a professional at his craft and the narration is great too!

wow... a thoughtful masterpiece

i just finished the last book. i am so sad to be done with these kinden and this world. these 10 books were extremely thought out and carefully created. i cant think of 1 bad thing about them. there were no loose ends, everything tied up wonderfully. but the real credit besides the thoughtful creative story goes to this narrator. there are A LOT of characters in this saga, and a lot of different kinden they belong to. this man had a distinct voice for EVERY one of them. subtle nuances or accents differentiating characters even amongst the same kin makes u able to know who's speaking for the entire series. i have such a respect for this narrator he is a professional at his craft and i cant wait for more (i hope..!!!) from this pair!!!!