Dragonfly Falling
core novel 2009 Shadows of the Apt
Record
| First published | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.00 (7,670 ratings, collected 2026-08-31) |
| Page count | 673 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781616141950 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
The second book in the Shadows of the Apt series follows the Wasp Empire's advancing military campaign against the Lowlands as the fortified city of Tark comes under direct assault, with the young fighters Salma and Totho among those preparing to defend its walls alongside their Ant-kinden allies. Meanwhile the political strategist Stenwold Maker, whose earlier warnings about the Empire have proven correct, finds that his outspokenness has made him a marked target for imperial agents seeking to silence him permanently, even as the Empire sets its sights on Collegium, the Lowlands' great center of learning, hoping its fall will crush any remaining resistance. Beneath the military campaign runs a darker thread, as the Empire's young Emperor quietly pursues an ambition of his own that could have consequences far beyond the current war.
Where it sits
- Universe: Shadows of the Apt
- Series: Shadows of the Apt core; position 2 of 10 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Adrian Tchaikovsky
Notes
- From the series record (Shadows of the Apt): The complete ten-book Shadows of the Apt sequence.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Shadows of the Apt: position 2 of 10: previous Empire in Black and Gold (2008) · next Blood of the Mantis (2009)
Sources
- Shadows of the Apt - Wikipedia
- https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/adrian-tchaikovsky/dragonfly-falling/9780230739581
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