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  • Seal of the Worm

  • Shadows of the Apt, Book 10
  • By: Adrian Tchaikovsky
  • Narrated by: Ben Allen
  • Length: 23 hrs and 13 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (295 ratings)

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Seal of the Worm

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky
Narrated by: Ben Allen
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Seal of the Worm is the tenth and final book in the critically acclaimed epic fantasy series Shadows of the Apt by Adrian Tchaikovsky.

An ancient enemy stirs once more....

The Empire has vanquished its enemies at last, but at a terrible price. With her chief rival cast into the abyss, Empress Seda must face the truth of what she’s unleashed in her hunger for power. Now the Seal has been shattered, the ancient Worm stirs towards the light for the first time in a thousand years. Already it is striking at the surface, consuming everything in its voracious path. Unchecked, it will ravage the world.

As her victory seems hollow indeed, Seda knows that only the most extreme solution can lock the Worm in the dark once more. But if she’ll go to such horrific lengths to save them all from the Worm, who’ll save the world from her?

Start the epic journey with Empire in Black and Gold, the first book in the Shadows of the Apt series.

©2021 Adrian Tchaikovsky (P)2021 Macmillan Publishers International Ltd
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10 books!!

Great series. Took me a year while taking breaks but well with it. Hope others get through it all.

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Final book of 10 book series

At the beginning of this series, I groaned a bit over the sheer commitment of time I would have to make to get through the end book, Seal of the Worm, but it has been a pleasure and a joy all the way. Fantastic, unparalleled story and the best narration made every listening minute a pleasure.

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Pretty good

Good ending albeit it felt a bit rushed. Still a very satisfying end to the series :)

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Such a great series!

I just finished book 10 and I am left kind of speechless. Such an utterly satisfying conclusion to an amazing series. Every loose end is wrapped up even ones I had forgotten about, making it that much more satisfying. So imaginative and well written, a new bar has been set for me. And not to mention there were many times throughout the series where all I could think about was how talented Ben Allen is. Top notch performance!

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whole series... wow. Ben Allen. wow-er

everything was great. Ben Allen, dude I feel this man is a part of my being now, for he has read to me a story that has changed my life.

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Excellent ending to series

Excellent end to a series. I’ll probably read the companion. Love how it tied up side stories

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One of the best books of the saga

Loved the last book and I think that there was so much story to tell, while comparatively so little story in one of the previous books, that this story could have been told in greater detail over more books. That's the only "con".
Other than that, I feel deeply sad the saga is now over, there is this sense of loss of the world and its characters. I have no idea how the author managed to build a world where the characters feel so real and there is a sense of real connection with them.
I have immense respect towards Mr.Tchaikovsky. Along with Terry Pratchett, he is the most talented fantasy author in my opinion.

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One of the greatest epics ever

This story across ten novels is absolutely amazing! The audio performance is frustrating at times with how quiet it can be however.

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Great series but this one seemed abrupt

I was just hoping to have more time to settle down at the end rather than just have it in an epilogue. Overall happy with the series but not crazy about this last book.

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A Very Satisfying End

I wasn’t sure what I wanted from the end of a ten-book journey, but this was it. It came together in a way that made sense, and the emotional payoff was excellent.

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