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Days of Shattered Faith

Shortlisted for the Hugo Award for Best Series 2025

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Days of Shattered Faith

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky
Narrated by: David Thorpe
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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 Czajkowski (P)2024 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Action & Adventure Epic Fantasy Military Science Fiction
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Critic reviews

Brilliant... Tchaikovsky succeeds in turning Alkhalend into a stage that showcases the entanglement of the personal and the political in ways both touching and tragic. It's an impressive feat
'Quite simply superb, diplomatic and political shenanigans edge towards brutal all-out war in this darkly intricate and original novel.'
Praise for The Tyrant Philosophers Series:

'Exceptional.... Not to be missed' - Publishers Weekly, Starred review

'Endlessly creative . . . so much invention peeking around every corner' - Patrick Ness

'Has some of Tchaikovsky's best prose . . . an absolutely fascinating study in human behaviour' - SF Crowsnest

'A master at the height of his powers. This epic symphonic fantasy, weaving a breakneck plot through a sumptuously dangerous world.'
Rich and detailed... I love the way the books make me think and pay attention
'Dense, dark, ingenious, ironic, complex, often funny, and always smart'
All stars
Most relevant
I am sad that I have finished this book. I hope Mr Tchaikovsky writes another one in this series.

Bucket loads of pathos.

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I've really enjoyed the books in this series so far. the writing is excellent, as is the world building + system of magic, plus the politics always feels true. Strongly recommend

superb - hope there's more to come

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honestly... honestly?

uses the word honestly too much, doesn't someone proofread it?

good story though if you can ignore the tinnitus of "honestly" echoing through your skull

honestly

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I loved the prequel and was first sad that we didn't follow the characters but then they appeared and I fell in love with Anghilly and her sword anyway. And then The Viper! It took me a while to get into it, but boy, was it worth it. The story of Lorette! Didn't see that coming. Absolutely brilliant. Can't wait for the next book to come out! A.T. is excellent at creating worlds and characters that you love and care for deeply.
And the narrator is SUPERB!

Another fantastic book by A.T.!

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That difficult third book, nailed again by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Hoping beyond hope for a fourth.

Exceptional

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