Eyes of the Void (The Final Architecture Book 2)

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According to his recently updated lore, Vel'Koz may be the oldest surviving Voidborn, whose ancient Shuriman name Vel'Koz roughly means " to understand by unmaking" in modern Shuriman. This review is literally taking me an age to finish (it's going on over 2 weeks now and I still can't formulate the words). How to fully express how awesome I thought this book was without spoiling anything at all. So I wanna preface this review with I LOVE THIS BOOK. I want to talk about it, I want to see fanart of it, I want it to be one of the big ‘talked about’ space operas. Yes, it’s a middle book in the series that will not give too many answers and that sets up the events to come, but once again it wraps up its storyline nicely, all while continuing wonderful worldbuilding and interesting characters. And while it leaves me wanting more (I need all the answers about the universe, and I want them now! “42” is not a satisfying answer, dammit!) I’m very satisfied with the journey it took me on. You'd think humanity and its alien allies would seek a unified approach to this problem, especially since the scare-factor of the Originator artifacts has worn off. Adrian is the author of the critically acclaimed Shadows of the Apt series, the Echoes of the Fall series and other novels, novellas and short-stories. The Tiger and the Wolf won the British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel; Children of Time was awarded the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. This was in the award’s thirtieth anniversary year.

The boldest of them tore open the veil and hurled themselves upward, only to be horribly disoriented by the sudden shift between the abyss and the corporeal, linear nature of reality. In an instant, there was time, and heat, and pain...

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Kassadin seeks to keep the Voidborn from crossing over to Runeterra and thus is his enemy (and a nice research subject). Replaces his arm with a Qilin’s leg, using the help of the Essence Milk obtained from the Hundred Schools Competition. Because he lost it to Huangpu Qintian [Loses arm on ch. 321 (Novel)] And soon enough, the Watchers found themselves being scrutinized in return. The tiny, mortal minds that reached out to them were insignificant, little more than fleeting motes of light at the very edges of the abyss. Yet, in them, the Watchers saw a chance to invade the material realm, to destroy it, to silence the intolerable pulsing of reality beyond the Void. One less problem for us to worry about,’ Kenyon suggested darkly, as they crossed into a larger space given over to a bar. The Skaggerak was probably the nastiest R&R at Drill 17, thronging with human and Hanni and a handful of Castigar. Rotary drones wobbled overhead delivering drinks that they only spilled half of. You could get quite drunk in the Skaggerak just sitting around with your head tilted up and your mouth open.

That means one of the—’ calling them clams wouldn’t exactly go down well—‘one of your Essiel’s turning up?’ I received an advanced copy of this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This book was published on May 3, 2022 in the US. ** I loved the ragtag band(s) fighting on their ships and negotiating on planets. Though I have to admit that for me, the main thing has always been Idris. No, he wouldn't be where he is without the others and I love their loyalty, but he is the key. No idea why him especially, could be a coincidence that could have happened to any Intermediary. But one thing is for sure: we will only get the final puzzle pieces through him. Of course, that hardly describes the USUAL and NORMAL problems of opportunistic species taking advantage of the chaos to start interstellar wars and the like, but here we are.Able to devour the surrounding space, using user's own domain and control. Anyone who enters the space will be imstantly destroyed, without their knowledge. With the space under the user's control by constantly swallowing and expanding, User can let those people be destroyed for no reason without them noticing.

My favorite characters are the shivers and Kittering, the Hanni. Their straightforward dialogue adds humor amidst the conniving humans. One scene has the Hanni setting up a rigged board game to de-escalate an arguments between two academics- cutting them both down to size and turning potential violence between factions to shared laughter. Among them, one stands apart. As perhaps the oldest surviving Voidborn, certainly existing the longest outside of the abyss, he has been known by countless names to those unfortunate enough to encounter him. Thousands of years before Icathia unleashed the Void in battle, the primitive cultures of Shurima feared the devil Vel'Koz, who crept forth from the underworld to steal the dreams of wiser men. Though his name has no literal translation in the modern tongue, it equates roughly as “to understand by unmaking.” Idris Telemmier is an Intermediary first class and one of the most experienced Unspace pilots. Yet, his two-time war hero status is matched with a polarizing reputation. For some who had witnessed human colonies fall entirely subservient to alien cults, it is crucial for humanity to fight alone. Idris had deflected the Architects away in the war. He betrayed his own kind. With humanity on the verge of annihilation once more, all are watching Idris. What will he do next? Not one he could lose, either. Not and keep his record clean and sparkly for the dreaded review. Mordant House—formally known as the Intervention Board, Hugh’s investigative and counter-espionage body—had a deep and abiding interest in this business. Someone was selling their secrets.Oh no,’ the man said fervently. ‘If it was, they would have announced the full descriptor and titles of one of the divine masters.’ His eyes were fifty per cent naively earnest and the rest pure bobbins. She wanted to tell him, Look, they’re clams. You’re kneeling before an altar that’s mostly all-you-can-worship seafood buffet. But, because she was a respectable businesswoman, she said none of it. Going into this, I wasn't sure it would grab me. I figured I wouldn't need the next book - I thought I didn't need to know how this would all end.