Shadows of the Apt Series

10 primary works • 21 total works
Associated shorts series: Tales of the Apt
Series in the same universe: Echoes of the Fall

The series is set in a hypothetical universe populated by different kinden. Each kinden is a fictional race of humans, named after (and having certain characteristics of) an insect. Kinden are typically divided into two categories : Apt and Inapt. The Apt do no…

Book 0.5 short Stories before book 1

Spoils of War
4.11
· 410 Ratings · 28 Reviews · published 2016 · 4 editions
Tales of the Apt is a companion series to the best…
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Book 1

Empire in Black and Gold
3.76
· 13200 Ratings · 957 Reviews · published 2008 · 34 editions
The city states of the Lowlands have lived in peac…
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Book 2

Dragonfly Falling
4.00
· 7243 Ratings · 373 Reviews · published 2009 · 7 editions
Two young companions, Totho and Salma, arrive at T…
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Book 3

Blood of the Mantis
3.98
· 5579 Ratings · 263 Reviews · published 2009 · 7 editions
Driven by the ghosts of the Darakyon, Achaeos has …
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Book 4

Salute the Dark
4.12
· 4741 Ratings · 239 Reviews · published 2010 · 20 editions
The vampiric sorcerer Uctebri has at last got his …
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Book 5

The Scarab Path
4.13
· 4085 Ratings · 223 Reviews · published 2010 · 18 editions
The war with the Wasp Empire has ended in a bitter…
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Book 6

The Sea Watch
3.99
· 3395 Ratings · 203 Reviews · published 2011 · 16 editions
A shadow is falling over Collegium.

Despite the ten…
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Book 5.5-10.5 stories set in between

A Time for Grief
4.23
· 287 Ratings · 25 Reviews · published 2017 · 3 editions
A new collection of stories that shed fresh light …
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Book 7

Heirs of the Blade
4.13
· 3013 Ratings · 154 Reviews · published 2011 · 22 editions
She remembered how it felt to lose Salma, first to…
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Book 8

The Air War
4.16
· 2621 Ratings · 129 Reviews · published 2012 · 19 editions
All is in turmoil as the world moves towards war. …
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Book 9

War Master's Gate
4.30
· 2317 Ratings · 120 Reviews · published 2013 · 2 editions
Relentlessly advancing towards Collegium, the Empi…
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Book 10

Seal of the Worm
4.42
· 2305 Ratings · 180 Reviews · published 2014 · 14 editions
The Empire stands victorious over its enemies at l…
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Book 10.6 no clear timeline set

For Love of Distant Shores
4.27
· 215 Ratings · 16 Reviews · published 2018 · 3 editions
In a narrative reminiscent of Phileas Fogg meets P…
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Book 10.7 best to read after book 6

The Scent of Tears
4.03
· 170 Ratings · 14 Reviews · published 2018 · 3 editions
The Scent of Tears by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Frances …
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Book 1 Part 1 of 2

Invasion des Feuers
3.50
· 18 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2010 · 1 edition
Der Auftakt zu einem einzigartigen Epos voller Fan…
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Book 1 Part 2 of 2

Der gepanzerte Spion
3.40
· 5 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 1 edition
Elben und Orks waren gestern ? die Insekten kommen…
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Book 2 Part 1 of 2

Die geflügelte Armee
3.50
· 4 Ratings · published 2010 · 1 edition
Eine fantastische Welt, die man nicht mehr vergiss…
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Book 2 Part 2 of 2

Schwarzer Glanz
2.33
· 3 Ratings · published 2010 · 1 edition
Eine Fantasy-Welt, wie es sie noch nie gegeben hat…
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Book 3 Part 1

Goldene Magie
5.00
· 1 Ratings · published 2009 · 1 edition
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Book 4-6

Shadows of the Apt Series, Books 4 to 6
A boxed set of the 4th, 5th, and 6th novels in Adr…
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Book 9.5

Heart of the Green
3.94
· 72 Ratings · 5 Reviews · 1 edition
set as a short story published in end end of War M…
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