Days of Shattered Faith

The Tyrant Philosophers, Book 3

De: Adrian Tchaikovsky

Narrado por: David Thorpe

Bloomsbury presents Days of Shattered Faith by Adrian Tchaikovsky, read by David Thorpe.

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…

Also in the TYRANT PHILOSOPHERS SERIES:
CITY OF LAST CHANCES
HOUSE OF OPEN WOUNDS
LIVES OF BITTER RAIN©2024 Adrian Tchaikovsky (P)2024 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.

Flawed characters, doing good in wartime despite their damaged personae, within a brutally unique magical universe.

I’ve never enjoyed fantasy other than Tolkien, as a hard sci-fi human. Favorite is Iain M Banks’ work. This series hooked me with the friendly first book, set
the hook deeply with the second as characters became 3D amid the guts of war and politics, and this 3rd has me hoping for an endless saga.

The humor and stunning bits of wordplay tossed carelessly into intensely dramatic narrative had me pausing to savor Tchaikovsky’s writing. So satisfying.

Preordered the 4th, a personal first.

Another Great Addition to a Fantastic Series

Tchaikovsky has done it again. With his usual insight and cutting wit, this book grants a glimpse into characters familiar and unfamiliar. As always, they’re all heading into a powder keg of their own making. As beautiful, poignant, violent and heartrending as the previous two novels, this book is not to be missed.

Witty, funny, and riveting

Adrian Tchaikovsky is a master of his craft and this is another feather in his cap, and a perfect continuation of series!

I love these characters so much

I think this is Tchaikovsky's best work so far, it flowed so narratively well that the dense text was easily listenable.

Like I was in a chokehold

I actually resent Adrian a good bit for how damnably skilled he is at hooking me like a carp to then finish these books in less than a few days. This was yet ANOTHER fantastic installment in a series I have an inexplicably hard time explaining to friends and family, often coming out as "political drama involving invading nations and quirky quasi-victims of small absurd gods".

I love this series

There are no duds in this series. I’m continually fascinated by this exploration of empire and power.

The pinnacle of his prose

I've read the majority of Tchaikovsky's work. While the themes and characters here are familiar to his other writings (a theme of his work, itself), with the Tyrant Philosophers trilogy, he achieves both poetry and tangible realness. Tchaikovsky has given Speculative Fiction a champion, which the Halls of Literature wouldn't dream of challenging to a duel.

Eagerly awaiting the next book

I’m trying to remember any other book where a has multiple world-shattering moments so deftly lined up in a single page.

One of them coming in just eight “blink and you’ll miss it” words. Tchaikovsky doesn’t make throw-away phrases when it comes to things like this. I won’t spoil it. Just to say it’s late in the book after a duel of extreme consequences and a character’s goodbye makes big big changes. Wow. WOW… just… W O W.

I am waiting eagerly for the next book.

Epic world building & grand adventure

First rate narration and compelling cast of characters. Drawing on his expansive grasp of history he creates and empire out of time that feels very of-the-moment. Give this one a go. You may find yourself reflected it in, or not. No matter what, you will be entertained. Looking forward to the next installment.

Fantastical world building, exquisite narration, beautiful literary work.

I snorted the literary workmanship and the magical world building of Adrian. The characters in this book were not as deep as the previous two, a bit too scratchy for characters we knew so well from other books and expected a bit more from them. Otherwise this will take you a parallel universe of magic, demons, pirates, royal necrotic families, empires and romantic relations that are made and unmade at the edge of pearl knives and duelers sword… so rich in details and imagery you wouldn’t believe if you are not watching it unravel in front of your eyes, or to put it in Usmerey terms: within your own skull…