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Spiderlight
- Author
- Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrator
- Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 31 October 2024
- Run Time
- 8 hours 26 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Spiderlight is an exhilarating fantasy quest from Adrian Tchaikovsky, the author of Children of Time, Guns at Dawn and the Shadows of the Apt series.
The Church of Armes of the Light has battled the forces of Darkness for as long as anyone can remember. The great prophecy has foretold that a band of misfits, led by a high priestess will defeat the Dark Lord Darvezian, armed with their wits, the blessing of the Light and an artifact stolen from the merciless Spider Queen.
Their journey will be long, hard and fraught with danger. Allies will become enemies; enemies will become allies. And the Dark Lord will be waiting, always waiting . . .
Praise for Spiderlight
‘A joy from beginning to end." — Paul Cornell, author of Witches of Lychford and The Severed Streets
‘Sympathetic characters, real moral dilemmas, and emotional depth, all shot through with a sly humor that kept me grinning throughout’ — Django Wexler, author of How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying
Critics Review
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Spiderlight is a creepy-crawly treat from the master of non-human heroes, a joy from beginning to end
Paul Cornell, author of Witches of Lychford and The Severed Streets
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Tchaikovsky gives us sympathetic characters, real moral dilemmas, and emotional depth, all shot through with a sly humor that kept me grinning throughout
Django Wexler, author of How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying
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Spiderlight is a timeless adventure cranked up for the modern era of readers . . . Adrian Tchaikovsky has struck another literary goldmine that’s perfect for readers to dive into. Gripping and highly recommended
StarShipSofa
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Spiderlight is a rip-roaring, old-fashioned heroic fantasy romp that also messes playfully with some of the genre’s more outdated conventions… a breathless rush that never outstays its welcome
Dirge
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Spiderlight will take you on a ride directly through straight fantasy and into the realms of the really fantastic . . . a brilliantly original novel
Geek Syndicate
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A must-read for all fans of fantasy. Very highly recommended
Civilian Reader
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In a world of large epic fantasy series with mushy pacing and a lack of focus, Spiderlight is as sharp as a spider’s fang, as tight as its webbing and as multifaceted as its gaze
Skiffy & Fanty
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Tchaikovsky pokes gentle fun at some classic tropes and deftly uses others in a way that shows his deep love for and broad knowledge of the genre
SF Bluestocking
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A novel about the lies we tell ourselves about what it means to be good, a story about monsters, a story about learning to be better. (It also has a great sense of humour. And spiders.)
Locus
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Spiderlight is a great fantasy read from one of the UK’s growing creators of world-class genre storytelling
Starburst Magazine
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Details
- Author
- Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrator
- Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Duration
- 8 hours 26 minutes
- Release Date
- 31 October 2024
- ISBN
- 9781035071616
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Dark fantasy, Epic fantasy / high fantasy, Adventure / action fiction, Arachnids (arachnology)
Synopsis
Spiderlight is an exhilarating fantasy quest from Adrian Tchaikovsky, the author of Children of Time, Guns at Dawn and the Shadows of the Apt series.The Church of Armes of the Light has battled the forces of Darkness for as long as anyone can remember. The great prophecy has foretold that a band of misfits, led by a high priestess will defeat the Dark Lord Darvezian, armed with their wits, the blessing of the Light and an artifact stolen from the merciless Spider Queen.Their journey will be long, hard and fraught with danger. Allies will become enemies; enemies will become allies. And the Dark Lord will be waiting, always waiting . . .Praise for Spiderlight‘A joy from beginning to end." — Paul Cornell, author of Witches of Lychford and The Severed Streets‘Sympathetic characters, real moral dilemmas, and emotional depth, all shot through with a sly humor that kept me grinning throughout’ — Django Wexler, author of How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying
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