From the author of the thrilling science-fiction epic Children of Time, winner of the prestigious Arthur C.
For they now possess something of incalculable value, and many would kill to obtain it.
Praise for Adrian Tchaikovsky:\'Enthralling, epic, immersive and hugely intelligent\' - Stephen Baxter on Shards of Earth\'He writes incredibly enjoyable sci-fi, full of life and ideas\' - Patrick Ness\'Brilliant science fiction\' - James McAvoy on Children of Time.
It\'s clearly the work of the Architects - but are they really returning? And if so, why? Hunted by gangsters, cults and governments, Idris and his crew race across the galaxy as they search for answers.
Then these \'Architects\' simply disappeared and Idris and his kind became obsolete.
Now, Idris and his crew have something strange, abandoned in space.
So mankind created enhanced humans such as Idris - who could communicate mind-to-mind with our aggressors.
Many escaped, but millions more died.
And one of humanity\'s heroes now scrapes by on a freelance salvage vessel, to avoid the attention of greater powers.
Eighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien enemy. .
Idris has neither aged nor slept since they remade his mind in the war. .
Until one chance discovery .
Its heroes forgotten.
Shards of Earth is the first high-octane, far-future space adventure in Adrian Tchaikovsky\'s Final Architecture trilogy.\'One of the most interesting and accomplished writers in speculative fiction\' - Christopher PaoliniThe war is over.
Clarke Award.
From the author of the thrilling science-fiction epic Children of Time, winner of the prestigious Arthur C
