Empire in Black and Gold

I have read a fair bit of Adrian Tchaikovsky's SF by now, but only one of the fantasy books -- so dived in and bought the whole Shadows series.

I am glad I did: this was RIVETTING, albeit seriously strange -- humans in clans that mimic arthropods?? -- but the storytelling sweeps you up and whirls you away, and....

Then the damn thing ended, but I have the rest of them to binge on. VERY good, and I do not say that often.