Guns of the Dawn by Adrian Tchaikovsky: A review
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- Time to talk about another banger from Adrian Tchaikovsky!
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You had me at Jane Austen. You know I love it. I’m almost done with Emma (again). And yes French Indian war is the one you were remembering. Okay adding this one to my list.
Nice! I think you’ll like it
Nice review, Pete! This one's pretty high on my list, sounds like so much fun, weird mix of elements but it sounds like it works lol
It is an interesting blend of elements that strangely works, that’s a good description for sure
Great review, Pete. I can't wait to read this again. Last year Tchaikovsky solidified himself as one of my current favourite authors and this book is a huge reason why. And a handful of novellas I read.
For sure. how much of his back catalog have you read?
@@PonderingsOfPete Not much. Guns of the Dawn, Dogs of War, Elder Race, Ogres and One Day All of This Will Be Ours. I'm currently reading Empire of Black & Gold and might tackle more of his standalones after I'm finished the first arc.
AAAAA i just recently read this book and loved it SO MUCH. this is the second book i've read by tchaikovsky, and i've given them both 5*, so he might become a new favorite author. i found the conversations and themes in this book SO INTERESTING
but also the romance??? was so good???!?!!?? i never would have expected it haha
I never expected the romance to be that good either! Tchaikovsky can write some stuff so well, randomly. and the themes in this book? phenomenal.
what else have you read by him? and are you planning on more?
@@PonderingsOfPete i also read the children of time! and FOR SURE i want to read his entire backlist. also EXCUSE ME WHERE IS THE DISCUSSION THAT WAS PROMISED
@@christeascozycorner OOF that discussion got tabled for a second. it was SUPPOSED to happen but it got delayed one too many times
Sounds like a great book. I am starting Tchaikovsky's Children of Time series soon, followed by his City of Last Chances. If I enjoy those, this book will be next! Both you and Allen seem to love his work so I can't wait to give him a try.
The more I read him, the more I like his writing. He’s able to write in such a wide variety of styles and the ideas he brings to the table are always really interesting.
That is outstanding to hear! His body of work is so much larger than I anticipated, it was tough to narrow down where to begin. Luckily it sounds like choosing an objectively bad book would have been difficult.
@@TonyTheJabroni yeah it’s a lot. It’s a struggle just to keep up with this man as he writes🤣
I looking forward to this author. I am trying my best to restrain myself from finishing all Octavia E. Butler's works because there will be no more after...
I know the feeling. I'm there with Susanna Clarke, especially regarding Jonathan Norrell and Mr Strange.
Happy reading to you! 📖
Thanks Safina!
Yeah... I didn't like it at all.
*spoiler*
How are they so unfamiliar with their closest neighbors and trade partners, who inter-marry royal family, that the main character has never met one and didn't know that they are practically dwarfs next to her? And doesn't that completely take away the 'women can be warriors too' aspect when they're Amazons compared to their enemy? There's a lot more to say but I don't want a comment to become a rant.
I mean, it's not completely improbable, considering she lived a sheltered life before the war even happened, but I see where you're coming from.
And I don't think the "women can be warriors too" was one of the main points of the book. Maybe a side thing, but I felt like there were a lot of themes that were a lot more prominent, like the ones dealing with war-related trauma and trust in the government.