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Dragonfly Falling (Shadows of the Apt, #2)

Adrian Tchaikovsky

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Oct 27, 2015 Bradley rated it liked it

Shelves: 2016-shelf, fantasy, worldbuilding-sf

The good? Non-stop action. It's war and it's really war, with all the grand deaths you could ever hope, and for me, the world-building of all these insect-ish humans helps drag me *out* of feeling emotionally invested, so I could get through so much death and destruction without falling into a stupor of sadness.

Drephos really stands out as mr. mad scientist and I did really enjoy the hell out of him. The artificers in general got me going pretty good and some of the reversals were rather enjoyab ...more

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Jun 14, 2024 Candace rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, war, second-in-series, bad-ass-women

Everything turned up to 11!

This world of the -kinden is growing. This world is complex, awesome, and original.

Whereas in book one, we saw Stenwold and his agents prep for war, book two is WAR with detailed pages of sieges, battles, strategy, and weaponry. I preferred the one-on-one fighting that we saw more of in book one. It highlights the characteristics of the fighter and its kinden in a more specific way.

In book one, I fell in love with many of the main characters and enjoyed their differe ...more

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Mar 20, 2023 Leticia rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2023-bingo

I feel how this series connects to Cage of Souls and the Echoes of the Fall series. I feel the synergy of the 'Tchaikovsmere' in my mind! :-)

More later on... ...more

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