Eyes of the Void

De: Adrian Tchaikovsky

Narrado por: Sophie Aldred

The Arthur C. Clarke award-winning author of Children of Time brings us the second novel in an extraordinary space opera trilogy about humanity on the brink of extinction, and how one man's discovery will save or destroy us all.

After eighty years of fragile peace, the Architects are back, wreaking havoc as they consume entire planets. In the past, Originator artifacts—vestiges of a long-vanished civilization—could save a world from annihilation. This time, the Architects have discovered a way to circumvent these protective relics. Suddenly, no planet is safe.

Facing impending extinction, the Human Colonies are in turmoil. While some believe a unified front is the only way to stop the Architects, others insist humanity should fight alone. And there are those who would seek to benefit from the fractured politics of war—even as the Architects loom ever closer.

Idris, who has spent decades running from the horrors of his past, finds himself thrust back onto the battlefront. As an Intermediary, he could be one of the few to turn the tide of war. With a handful of allies, he searches for a weapon that could push back the Architects and save the galaxy. But to do so, he must return to the nightmarish unspace, where his mind was broken and remade.

What Idris discovers there will change everything.

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©2022 Adrian Tchaikovsky (P)2022 Orbit

A powerful addition to a most engrossing series

The author's grasp of how to weave a consistently convoluted and savagely engaging plot stream within a universe construct that is both multidimensional and technically challenging is immensely satisfying in the veins of the great masters of hard science fiction. Can't wait for the third installment in this series. It is like a melding of Isaac Asimov with Sherlock Holmes. A smorgasbord for the imagination! Highly recommended.

great book

Excellent extension to a sweepig galactic scale story. I can't wait for the next installment.

Great second book in the series.

It may not be complete as a standalone work of fiction, but it’s a great steppingstone in the series. I enjoyed the listen more than the first book; the reader seemed to really find her stride. The character development was excellent and I’m excited to get into book three.

Frustrating

The narrator is excellent and no one beats Tchaikovsky on world-building and character development. No one. But, I found the story extremely frustrating. I saw it listed as Book Two of Two so I assumed it would complete the series. It should definitely be listed as Book Two of Three/Four/whatever the plan is, because there is zero resolution and a massive cliffhanger. You might want to wait until the next is available and then consume all three at once, delighting in the characters without the frustration.

Deep, funny, fascinating. edge of your seat

if you love sci fi just BUY IT NOW. I couldn't be happier with this series. simply amazing

Great listen

Me and my GF are both hooked on the series! Great characters and story. The narrator isn't world class but is a good choice for the story; really like how she performs Solace.

Overly Complicated

This story could have been simplified without losing anything of importance or significance. The performance was enjoyable though.

COMPLAINTS TO AUDIBLE

1. Business practice: I had placed this recording in my library, after which you changed its status and decided to charge me.
2. Defective recording: The recording itself has so many flaws that parts are hard to follow. Many repeated sections. Try listening to the Kris’s duel. I downloaded this twice and the errors were the same.

None of these are author’s or performer’s fault.

Go Spacers!

Nice mix of hard, deep-time sci-fi and plausibly silly genres of old. Who doesn’t love a diversity of aliens mixing it up with gumshoes, pirates, space truckers, lawyers, woman warriors, cultish gangsters, and adorable masses of insect collectives operating in Trojan-horse-like bodies.

Strong but flawed

A worthy listen and continuation of the first book and I’ll definitely be listening to the third next, but there’s so much left unexplained and the further we get the more convinced I am that there will be no satisfactory tie up of all the loose ends. Still a great listen and worth the coin though.