Ironclads

Adrian Tchaikovsky

Jan 2018 · Solaris

About this ebook

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 Ironcladkiller out there? And how are common soldiers lacking the protection afforded the rich supposed to survive the battlefield of tomorrow?

A new standalone novella by the Arthur C Clarke Award-winning author of Children of Time.

Ratings and reviews

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.

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!!!

A real page turner...lots of action and a "logical conclusion" worldview.

About the author

Adrian Tchaikovsky was born in Lincolnshire and studied Zoology and Psychology in Reading in order to become a lawyer in Leeds. He is a keen roleplayer and sometime practitioner of European historical martial arts.

His series Shadows of the Apt started with Empire in Black and Gold in 2008 and concludes with Seal of the Worm in July 2014. He has also written numerous short stories for various anthologies and has a collection of short stories out entitled Feast and Famine from Newcon Press.