40 fantasy and science fiction books you should read in 2022

Eyes of the Void by Adrian Tchaikovsky (The Final Architecture #2) — May 3

Adrian Tchaikovsky is back this year with the sequel to his acclaimed space opera novel Shards of Earth. The first novel followed Idris, an enhanced human who was designed to stave off humanity’s destruction in an intergalactic war…which we lost. As time went on and humanity clung to the edge of extinction, Idris eventually discovered something that heralded the return of the alien Architects, who nearly wiped humanity out last time.

Now Tchaikovsky is delivering the next chapter for Idris and the rest of humanity. Can they climb back from the brink or will they be annihilated once and for all?

After eighty years of fragile peace, the Architects are back, wreaking havoc as they consume entire planets. In the past, Originator artefacts – vestiges of a long-vanished civilization – could save a world from annihilation. This time, the Architects have discovered a way to circumvent these protective relics. Suddenly, no planet is safe.

Facing impending extinction, the Human Colonies are in turmoil. While some believe a unified front is the only way to stop the Architects, others insist humanity should fight alone. And there are those who would seek to benefit from the fractured politics of war – even as the Architects loom ever closer.

Idris, who has spent decades running from the horrors of his past, finds himself thrust back onto the battlefront. As an Intermediary, he could be one of the few to turn the tide of war. With a handful of allies, he searches for a weapon that could push back the Architects and save the galaxy. But to do so, he must return to the nightmarish unspace, where his mind was broken and remade.

What Idris discovers there will change everything.

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