I read everything this author writes. He is a world builder with impressive skill with character. This book is one of his best. The thread of characters that come from the prior novels continue to move along here. We start the story with a new transfer from the Palleseen sway. She finds her way to the Palleseen resident ( think ambassador) in the country of Usmai in the city of Alkhalend. The Pals are interested in Usmai on multiple levels and the resident is here to make their desires reality. While back home odd behaviors, based on actions in the prior books, make news erratic here in Alkhelend a brutal war of succession is on the verge of happening. The characters in this book are very fleshed out and their choices have unintended results that can spell the destruction of an ancient empire. Gods are very real here and not at all happy about the Pals desires to draw Usmai into the sway. This book twists and turns with fascinating people, powerful deities and all too real fears. It was amazing and I feel grateful to have been allowed an advance reading.

A spectacular followup to House of Open Wounds, DoSF takes us to a brand new city and has a different type of story to tell. A brave decision with the structure similar to M.L. Wang's Sword of Kaigen will probably result in the same interesting discussion, but I think in this case it'll be better received because the focuses of the third section are very different in this case than in SoK. Entertaining and wonderful! Full thoughts on Youtube.

Love the author very classic sci fi fantasy feel to their writing and love how it's so different from what I've come to expect from him in a good way didn't actually like the Witcher books weirdly like these

Another excellent entry in the Tyrant Philosopher's series. The world that Tchaikovsky builds is grim and brutal at times, with the grit of a dirty city. You feel the tension surrounding the main events of this book.

This left me foaming at the mouth for more. I breezed through this book in only a day and was on the edge of my seat the whole time. I didn't even takes notes for my review like I usually do since I couldn't put this down. I just want the next book out now.

I found the POV shifts here frustrating. It made it hard to get a sense of what was going on until way later into the novel and not getting to truly stick with one character made it too hard to really get into this story.

The Tyrant Philosophers has been that rare series in fantasy fiction that can be read as stand alone. And with the exception of some characters and a building up of understanding of the different aspects of this world, Days of Shattered Faith did not shatter that feeling. This story seems to take grains of thought from British imperialism but transforms the seeds into a robust story through the author's incredible world building and rich prose. The main characters in this story give distinct perspectives at colonialism and revolution, but more than just being archetypes of a particular group, each is filled with their unique vibrancy of character that made me interested in their own personal story. The interplay of characters, each story crossing into someone else's, made the narrative more curious and complex. There was a fitting ending to match the thought-provoking tale, but there were also threads that hint that this is not the end of tales from this world. I am certainly hopeful to see entries to this series and more aspects of this world. For those that have not read the previous books in this series, this book does not necessarily require those predecessors, but for anyone who enjoys good storytelling, complex characters, and getting immersed into a different world, three tales are better than one.
I received access to this eARC thru NetGalley (for which I want to thank NetGalley and the publisher, Bloomsbury USA - Head of Zeus) for an honest review. The opinion expressed here is my own.