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All is spoilery. Except that I fucking LOVED the worldbuilding in this particular book.
Only in this series, unlike most, the worldbuilding itself becomes a spoiler after a certain point, at least to me, because I so enjoyed finding for myself which kinden we'd be introduced to next. So even saying "This is the one with the [some kind of bug] people" is spoilery. And so I will put that behind a spoiler cut.
OCTOPUS PEOPLE.
STARFISH PEOPLE.
JELLYFISH PEOPLE.
And also, Sten gets eaten by a giant intelligent telepathic octopus. Not an octopus person. An octopus.
The worldbuilding in this book was such an absolute delight. Tchaikovsky is so gleefully inventive, and here he creates a world that would be worthy of ten books in its own right, only he crams it into one. It feels overflowing, but in a good way.
Also there was a plot. TBH I didn't care much about the plot. That was totally fine, though, because CORAL PEOPLE.
CORAL PEOPLE and their wonderful buildup where at first you're not even sure if they're kinden and not literal coral because there are also literal sea creatures, and then they finally appear and the payoff is so utterly worth it.
Also the reappearance of the submersible guy from book 4 was great, despite his quick and ignominious death.
The Sea Watch (Shadows of the Apt Book 6)
Only in this series, unlike most, the worldbuilding itself becomes a spoiler after a certain point, at least to me, because I so enjoyed finding for myself which kinden we'd be introduced to next. So even saying "This is the one with the [some kind of bug] people" is spoilery. And so I will put that behind a spoiler cut.
OCTOPUS PEOPLE.
STARFISH PEOPLE.
JELLYFISH PEOPLE.
And also, Sten gets eaten by a giant intelligent telepathic octopus. Not an octopus person. An octopus.
The worldbuilding in this book was such an absolute delight. Tchaikovsky is so gleefully inventive, and here he creates a world that would be worthy of ten books in its own right, only he crams it into one. It feels overflowing, but in a good way.
Also there was a plot. TBH I didn't care much about the plot. That was totally fine, though, because CORAL PEOPLE.
CORAL PEOPLE and their wonderful buildup where at first you're not even sure if they're kinden and not literal coral because there are also literal sea creatures, and then they finally appear and the payoff is so utterly worth it.
Also the reappearance of the submersible guy from book 4 was great, despite his quick and ignominious death.
The Sea Watch (Shadows of the Apt Book 6)
