The Scarab Path
core novel 2010 Shadows of the Apt
Record
| First published | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.14 (4,354 ratings, collected 2026-08-31) |
| Page count | 692 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780330511452 |
| Internal chronology | 5 |
Synopsis
The fifth book of the Shadows of the Apt series opens in the aftermath of a costly war between the Lowlands and the Wasp Empire that has ended in an uneasy stalemate, leaving Collegium with little to show beyond its wounded veterans. Among them is Cheerwell Maker, left broken in ways no physician can fully treat and haunted by what she has been through. Elsewhere, the Wasp Empress works to reassert control over imperial territories that had begun to slip from her grasp, drawing on a source of power considerably more sinister than simple armies and war machines. Only her consort, the former imperial spymaster Thalric, understands the truth behind that power, even as assassins move against him and his own loyalties come under renewed strain, while far off in an ancient desert city, something long buried begins to stir.
Where it sits
- Universe: Shadows of the Apt
- Series: Shadows of the Apt core; position 5 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 5 of 10: previous Salute the Dark (2010) · next The Sea Watch (2011)
Sources
- Shadows of the Apt - Wikipedia
- https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/adrian-tchaikovsky/the-scarab-path/9781529050349
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