Heirs of the Blade
core novel 2011 Shadows of the Apt
Record
| First published | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.13 (3,226 ratings, collected 2026-08-31) |
| Page count | 622 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780330541299 |
| Internal chronology | 7 |
Synopsis
In the seventh book of the Shadows of the Apt series, Tynisa attempts to outrun her own inner turmoil, only to find that her troubled past, and the specter of her dead father, will not let her go, even as the Dragonfly Commonweal continues to fracture around her. Elsewhere, the Wasp Empire turns its military attention toward Khanaphes, an ancient and historically significant city, with ordinary soldiers pursuing territorial gain and personal glory even as the young Empress Seda pursues a far more ambitious goal, viewing herself as heir to powers far older than the Empire itself. As these separate threads develop, the fate of Khanaphes and the deeper ambitions driving Seda's actions set the stage for the conflicts that follow in the remainder of the series.
Where it sits
- Universe: Shadows of the Apt
- Series: Shadows of the Apt core; position 7 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 7 of 10: previous The Sea Watch (2011) · next The Air War (2012)
Sources
- Shadows of the Apt - Wikipedia
- https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/adrian-tchaikovsky/heirs-of-the-blade/9781529050387
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