The Sea Watch
core novel 2011 Shadows of the Apt
Record
| First published | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.01 (3,654 ratings, collected 2026-08-31) |
| Page count | 697 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780330511469 |
| Internal chronology | 6 |
Synopsis
In the sixth book of the Shadows of the Apt series, a fragile peace holds over Collegium, but Stenwold Maker remains convinced that the Wasp Empire will inevitably return to finish what it started. While he works to shore up the city's defenses against that renewed threat, a quieter danger is already at work from within, as ships leaving Collegium's harbor come under attack from pirates or simply vanish without explanation. Misled by reassuring propaganda and false promises of safety, several of Stenwold's former allies begin to distance themselves from him, leaving him increasingly isolated even as the Empire watches and waits for a sign of weakness to exploit. Beyond the looming threat of imperial invasion, something else entirely is gathering beneath the surface, a force that even Collegium's military strength and technological advantages may struggle to withstand.
Where it sits
- Universe: Shadows of the Apt
- Series: Shadows of the Apt core; position 6 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 6 of 10: previous The Scarab Path (2010) · next Heirs of the Blade (2011)
Sources
- Shadows of the Apt - Wikipedia
- https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/adrian-tchaikovsky/the-sea-watch/9781529050363
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