Shadows of the Apt is a fantasy series written by Adrian Tchaikovsky and has been described as a fairly non standard fantasy epic revolving around insect totems and evolving technology. The setting has been best described as ancient greece meets world war 2, with insects.
reviews in the series
Blood of the Mantis
by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Blood of the Mantis is the third volume in the Shadows of the Apt series, following on from the events in "Dragonfly Falling" and written by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
Driven by the ghosts of the Darakyon, Achaeos has tracked the stolen Shadow Box to the marsh-town of Jerez, but he has ...
Dragonfly Falling
by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Dragonfly Falling is the second volume in the Shadows of the Apt series, folowing on directly from the events of "Empire in Black and Gold"
At the start of Dragonfly Falling the two young companions, Totho and Salma, arrive at Tark to spy on the menacing Wasp army, but are there mi...
Empire in Black and Gold
by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Empire in Black and Gold is the first novel in the Shadows of the Apt series written by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
Seventeen years ago the Wasp Empire stormed the city of Myna as part of their war of conquest. Witness to this savage ferocity was Stenwold and since that time he has been tr...
