Adrian Tchaikovsky was born in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire before heading off to Reading to study psychology and zoology. For reasons unclear even to himself he subsequently ended up in law and has worked as a legal executive in both Reading and Leeds, where he now lives. Married, he is a keen live role-player and occasional amateur actor, has trained in stage-fighting, and keeps no exotic or dangerous pets of any kind, possibly excepting his son. He is the author of the critically acclaimed Shadows of the Apt series, the Echoes of the Fall series, and several standalone novels, including Children of Time, the winner of the 30th Anniversary Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.
All underpinned by great ideas. And it is crisply modern - but with
the sensibility of classic science fiction. Asimov or Clarke
might have written this -- Stephen Baxter
You know you're in for a ride. . . This book thoroughly engaged me.
Children of Ruin is a humdinger of a book I enjoyed
immensely -- Neal Asher
Magnificent. This is the big stuff - the really big stuff.
Rich in wisdom and Humanity (note the 'H'), with a Stapledonian
sweep and grandeur . . . Books like this are why we read
science-fiction -- Ian McDonald
Breathtaking scope and vision. Adrian Tchaikovsky is one of
our finest writers -- Gareth Powell
Wonderful - big, thinky SF that feels classic without being mired
in the past, absolutely crammed with fun ideas . . . Anyone
who likes sweeping, evolutionary-scale stories will love this --
Django Wexler
I couldn't put it down. There is an effortless quality to
Adrian's writing and you've clearly got another winner on your
hands -- James Oswald
My most anticipated book of the year -- Peter F.
Hamilton
Children of Ruin grabbed me from the first page ...
Tchaikovsky is writing modern classics and you should start
reading them as soon as possible -- Tade Thompson
A sweeping narrative that recalls Peter F Hamilton or Alastair
Reynolds at their best -- SFX
Masterful -- SFCrowsnest
A refreshing new take on post-dystopia civilizations, with the
smartest evolutionary world-building you'll ever read --
Peter F. Hamilton on Children of Time
Brilliant science fiction and far-out world-building --
James McAvoy on Children of Time
Children of Time is a joy from start to finish.
Entertaining, smart, surprising and unexpectedly human --
Patrick Ness on Children of Time
This is superior stuff, tackling big themes - gods,
messiahs, artificial intelligence, alienness - with brio --
Financial Times on Children of Time
The novel's clever interrogation of the usual narrative of
planetary conquest, and its thoughtful depiction of two alien
civilisations attempting to understand each other, is an
exemplar of classic widescreen science fiction -- New
Scientist on Children of Time
Essential science fiction, a book not to be missed --
SFBook on Children of Time
An entertaining and thought-provoking novel of post
humanity, survival and legacy . . . Children of Time is an
enormously interesting and well drawn SF novel -- SFSignal
on Children of Time
Tchaikovsky is the break-out star of contemporary British SF . . .
Big, brilliant space opera, now with added octopuses --
Guardian
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