Ironclads: The Dystopian Future War Novella by the 'British Master of Science Fiction'
Jan 2018 · Solaris
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* THE CLASSIC MILITARY NOVELLA BY THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF CHILDREN OF RUIN *
'Brutal, inhuman, and strangely awe-inspiring' - LOCUS MAGAZINE
'Engaging, very well-written, and offers new twists on popular tropes' - CIVILIAN READER
'Bleak, but also strangely alluring, in an imposing, terrifying kind of way' - BIBLIOSANCTUM
SCIONS HAVE NO LIMITS. SCIONS DO NOT DIE. AND SCIONS DO NOT DISAPPEAR.
Sergeant Ted Regan has a problem. A son of one of the great corporate families, a Scion, has gone missing at the front. He should have been protected by his Ironclad - the lethal battle suits that make the Scions masters of war - but something has gone catastrophically wrong.
Now Regan and his men, ill-equipped and demoralised, must go behind enemy lines, find the missing Scion, and uncover how his suit failed. Is there a new Ironclad-killer out there? And how are common soldiers lacking the protection afforded the rich supposed to survive the battlefield of tomorrow?
'Brutal, inhuman, and strangely awe-inspiring' - LOCUS MAGAZINE
'Engaging, very well-written, and offers new twists on popular tropes' - CIVILIAN READER
'Bleak, but also strangely alluring, in an imposing, terrifying kind of way' - BIBLIOSANCTUM
SCIONS HAVE NO LIMITS. SCIONS DO NOT DIE. AND SCIONS DO NOT DISAPPEAR.
Sergeant Ted Regan has a problem. A son of one of the great corporate families, a Scion, has gone missing at the front. He should have been protected by his Ironclad - the lethal battle suits that make the Scions masters of war - but something has gone catastrophically wrong.
Now Regan and his men, ill-equipped and demoralised, must go behind enemy lines, find the missing Scion, and uncover how his suit failed. Is there a new Ironclad-killer out there? And how are common soldiers lacking the protection afforded the rich supposed to survive the battlefield of tomorrow?
* THE CLASSIC MILITARY NOVELLA BY THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF CHILDREN OF RUIN *
'Brutal, inhuman, and strangely awe-inspiring' - LOCUS MAGAZINE
'Engaging, very well-written, and offers new twists on popular tropes' - CIVILIAN READER
'Bleak, but also strangely alluring, in an imposing...
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Chris Beecham
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November 23, 2024
His worst writing, mixed with excessively preachy left wing tropes. I'm willing to cede that all governments are corrupt or all corporations only care about investors' profits or whatever keeps you from admitting that people are just very often selfish and hateful, but come on, captialist governments are all bad, all corporations are evil, and socialist governments are honorable, wonderful organizations that really are looking out for their citizens best interest? Even that would not ruin a decent read, but harping on about it on EVERY SINGLE PAGE does. It's also just not his best writing. Read his "Dogs of War" or the "Children of Time" series instead.
Bobby McCanne
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October 4, 2023
Interesting world, well drafted characters, slice of life timeline. If this were in a compilation or part of a longer series (looking at you Murderbot) it would be great. As is it's an excellent example of Tchaikovsky's mastery of the genre, and that's about it. Needed fleshing out, and an exploration of more themes than just war and capitalism.
Jeremy Haney
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May 21, 2023
Sadly just a Cash Grab. Really liked the storyline, then was severely disappointed an hour later as the book was so short. Extremely short for the price!!!
About the author
Adrian Tchaikovsky is the author of the acclaimed ten-book Shadows of the Apt series, the Echoes of the Fall series, and other novels, novellas and short stories including Children of Time (which won the Arthur C. Clarke award in 2016), and its sequel, Children of Ruin (which won the British Science Fiction Award in 2020). He lives in Leeds in the UK and his hobbies include entomology and board and role-playing games.
Adrian Tchaikovsky is the author of the acclaimed ten-book Shadows of the Apt series, the Echoes of the Fall series, and other novels, novellas and short stories including Children of Time (which won the Arthur C. Clarke award in 2016), and its sequel, Children of Ruin (which won the British Scie...
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