Review: Lords of Uncreation

Lords of Uncreation by Adrian Tchaikovsky
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A worthy, epic conclusion.

This trilogy has been a bit of a slog but well worth it.

Third and final, this book begins with a lot of technical jargon and politics. It made it a little slower to get into but as soon as Oli appears again (working for an old enemy, in fact) the action is off and running.

I'm going to be real - without Oli, I'm not sure I would have enjoyed this series half as much as I did. She's a total badass.

Idris, our main protagonist, has some big things to deal with for the finale - notably, the moral question of whether eliminating the Architects is okay given the information he learned in the last book. But his companions are gunning for it anyway, so he's got his work cut out for him here.

I really loved the philosophical questions in this one. There was a lot to absorb, and I quite enjoyed doing so through Idris.

There's plenty of other things happening, and despite everyone being scattered across the universe, all ties nicely together for a cohesive, fast-paced thrill ride.

The pacing was great (once we got past the first 70-odd pages of the boring bits) and kept things running smoothly, with plenty of character development and a decent side of humour to boot.

All in all, I enjoyed this as much as previous books. While it was slightly too heavy to get the full five stars from me, it's an admirable sci-fi trilogy with characters you'll grow to love. Highly recommend to sci-fi fans.

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