Eyes of the Void - Rambling Readers

eBook, 626 pages

English language

Published May 3, 2022 by Orbit.

ISBN:: 978-0-316-70588-2

(1 review)

After eighty years of fragile peace, the Architects are back, wreaking havoc as they consume entire planets. In the past, Originator artefacts – 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 …

After eighty years of fragile peace, the Architects are back, wreaking havoc as they consume entire planets. In the past, Originator artefacts – 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.

2 editions

Frank Burns reviewed Eyes of the Void by Adrian Tchaikovsky (The Final Architecture, #2)

Review of 'Eyes of the Void' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I don't know why but I had it in my head that this would only be a 2 book series. It's not and this is the middle book.
Tchaikovsky continues to deliver quality entertainment here. I do feel this doesn't quite hit the heights of some of his other work and the decision to do 'straight' Space Opera is maybe the reason for that? Equally, it could just be my expectations colouring my impressions.
With that being said, this is still a very strong read with a deft touch with plotting and a few reveals out of nowhere. The large ensemble cast is used well and of course, in a middle book, there is space to flesh out their back story a bit.
A definite recommend.