Eyes of the Void - Rambling Readers

eBook, 576 pages

English language

Published April 27, 2022 by Pan Macmillan.

ISBN:: 978-1-5290-5196-4

(1 review)

After one great battle, the Architects disappeared. Yet humanity’s fragile peace is brief. For, forty years later, the galaxy’s greatest alien enemy has returned. This time, the artefacts that preserved entire worlds from destruction are ineffective. And no planet is safe. The Human Colony worlds are in turmoil as they face extinction. Some believe alliances with other species can save them. Others insist humanity must fight alone. But no one has the firepower or technology to ensure victory, as the Architects loom ever closer. Idris spent decades running from the last war’s horrors. Yet as an Intermediary, altered to navigate deep space, he’s one of humanity’s only weapons. He’s therefore forced back into action. With a handful of allies, Idris must find something – anything – to stop the Architects’ pitiless advance. But to do so, he must return to the nightmare of unspace, where his mind was broken and …

After one great battle, the Architects disappeared. Yet humanity’s fragile peace is brief. For, forty years later, the galaxy’s greatest alien enemy has returned. This time, the artefacts that preserved entire worlds from destruction are ineffective. And no planet is safe. The Human Colony worlds are in turmoil as they face extinction. Some believe alliances with other species can save them. Others insist humanity must fight alone. But no one has the firepower or technology to ensure victory, as the Architects loom ever closer. Idris spent decades running from the last war’s horrors. Yet as an Intermediary, altered to navigate deep space, he’s one of humanity’s only weapons. He’s therefore forced back into action. With a handful of allies, Idris must find something – anything – to stop the Architects’ pitiless advance. But to do so, he must return to the nightmare of unspace, where his mind was broken and remade. What he discovers there will change everything.

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.