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Seal of the Worm
- Author
- Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrator
- Ben Allen
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 11 November 2021
- Run Time
- 23 hours 13 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Epic fantasy / high fantasy, Contemporary fantasy / Low fantasy, Adventure / action fiction, Science fiction: steampunk, Insects (entomology)
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
What to expect
Seal of the Worm is the tenth and final book in the critically acclaimed epic fantasy series Shadows of the Apt by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
The Empire has vanquished its enemies at last, but at a terrible price. With her chief rival cast into the abyss, Empress Seda must face the truth of what she’s unleashed in her hunger for power. Now the Seal has been shattered, the ancient Worm stirs towards the light for the first time in a thousand years. Already it is striking at the surface, consuming everything in its voracious path. Unchecked, it will ravage the world.
As her victory seems hollow indeed, Seda knows that only the most extreme solution can lock the Worm in the dark once more. But if she’ll go to such horrific lengths to save them all from the Worm, who’ll save the world from her?
Start the epic journey with Empire in Black and Gold, the first book in the Shadows of the Apt series.
The entire series is narrated by Ben Allen (Alien Clay). Listeners love the series in audio:
‘Fantastic narration that really got you to imagine this amazing world’
‘You get consumed into the world and its characters’
‘The characters are distinct with masterful accents’
‘The narration and sound design is jaw-dropping’
‘Ben Allen's narration was frankly phenomenal all the way through’
Critics Review
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Brimming with imagination
SciFiNow
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The Shadows of the Apt series is simply one of the best epic fantasy series out there
LEC Book Reviews
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Super world-building, great characters and extreme inventiveness
Fantasy Book Critic
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Epic fantasy at its best. Gripping, original and multi-layered storytelling from a writer bursting with lots of fascinating ideas
Walker of Worlds
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Full of sparking, speculative innovation
Stephen Baxter, author of the Xeelee Sequence, on The Doors of Eden
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Breathtaking scope and vision. Adrian Tchaikovsky is one of our finest writers
Gareth L. Powell, author of Embers of War, on Children of Ruin
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A joy from start to finish. Entertaining, smart, surprising and unexpectedly human
Patrick Ness, author of The Knife of Never Letting Go, on Children of Time
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
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5.0 5.0
A very enjoyable series of books.
Jayfell 2023-08-01
Details
- Author
- Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrator
- Ben Allen
- Duration
- 23 hours 13 minutes
- Release Date
- 11 November 2021
- ISBN
- 9781529050455
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Epic fantasy / high fantasy, Contemporary fantasy / Low fantasy, Adventure / action fiction, Science fiction: steampunk, Insects (entomology)
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
An ancient enemy stirs once more . . .Seal of the Worm is the tenth and final book in the critically acclaimed epic fantasy series Shadows of the Apt by Adrian Tchaikovsky.The Empire has vanquished its enemies at last, but at a terrible price. With her chief rival cast into the abyss, Empress Seda must face the truth of what she’s unleashed in her hunger for power. Now the Seal has been shattered, the ancient Worm stirs towards the light for the first time in a thousand years. Already it is striking at the surface, consuming everything in its voracious path. Unchecked, it will ravage the world.As her victory seems hollow indeed, Seda knows that only the most extreme solution can lock the Worm in the dark once more. But if she’ll go to such horrific lengths to save them all from the Worm, who’ll save the world from her?Start the epic journey with Empire in Black and Gold, the first book in the Shadows of the Apt series.The entire series is narrated by Ben Allen (Alien Clay). Listeners love the series in audio:‘Fantastic narration that really got you to imagine this amazing world’‘You get consumed into the world and its characters’‘The characters are distinct with masterful accents’‘The narration and sound design is jaw-dropping’‘Ben Allen's narration was frankly phenomenal all the way through’
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