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Adrian Tchaikovsky: Children of Time

Adrian Tchaikovsky: Children of Time

Adrian Czajkowski (spelt as Adrian Tchaikovsky for his books; born June 1972) is a British fantasy and science fiction author. He is best known for his series Shadows of the Apt, and for his Hugo Award-winning Children of Time series.

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Adrian Tchaikovsky: Children of Time

Adrian Tchaikovsky: Children of Time

Children of Time was awarded the 30th Arthur C. Clarke Award in 2016. Author James Lovegrove described it as "superior stuff, tackling big themes – gods, messiahs, artificial intelligence, alienness – with brio".

Biography

Adrian Czajkowski was born in Lincolnshire in Woodhall Spa in June 1972. He is of Polish descent. He studied zoology and psychology at the University of Reading. He then qualified as a legal executive. He was employed as a legal executive for the Commercial Dispute Department of Blacks, Solicitors, of Leeds. In late 2018 he became a full time writer.

He lives in Leeds with his wife and son.

Adrian Tchaikovsky: Empire in Black and Gold

Adrian Tchaikovsky: Empire in Black and Gold

In 2008, after Tchaikovsky had spent fifteen years trying to get published, his novel Empire in Black and Gold was published by Tor Books (UK) – an imprint of Pan Macmillan – in the United Kingdom. The series was later published in America by Pyr Books. Tchaikovsky expressed desire that the Polish editions of his novels feature the original Polish spelling of his surname, but these too used "Tchaikovsky".

On 23 January 2019, Tchaikovsky was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of the Arts by the University of Lincoln.

Career

Tchaikovsky revealed the basis of Shadows of the Apt in an online essay entitled "Entering the Shadows" at Upcoming4.me.

Whilst studying at the University of Reading he managed a role-playing game named Bugworld. The game concerned the story of the insect-people of the Lowlands, threatened by the encroaching Wasp Empire. From this original scenario the entire series of books grew.

Tchaikovsky still uses role-playing games to help develop his stories, but now also uses live action role-playing, which assists in describing the numerous action and battle sequences in his books. He is currently involved with the LARP game Empire.

Tchaikovsky has regularly expressed his intention regarding the Shadows of the Apt series not to make science better than magic, or vice versa: "This is another key element, really: the magic/tech divide is a concept that turns up here and there in fantasy, but usually one side is good (mostly magic) and the other (dirty polluting tech) is bad. With the world of the kinden, they’re basically both as bad as the people who use them, whether it’s blood sacrifice in a Mantis-kinden grove or the Wasp Empire’s city-levelling weaponry."

Awards and nominations

Tchaikovsky has received the following literary awards and nominations:

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§ Indicates a declined award
Adrian Tchaikovsky: Children of Time
Adrian Tchaikovsky: The Tiger and the Wolf
Adrian Tchaikovsky: Children of Ruin
Adrian Tchaikovsky: The Doors of Eden
Adrian Tchaikovsky: Shards of Earth
Adrian Tchaikovsky: Elder Race
Adrian Tchaikovsky: City of Last Chances
Adrian Tchaikovsky: Ogres

Adrian Tchaikovsky: Children of Time · Adrian Tchaikovsky: The Tiger and the Wolf · Adrian Tchaikovsky: Children of Ruin · Adrian Tchaikovsky: The Doors of Eden · Adrian Tchaikovsky: Shards of Earth · Adrian Tchaikovsky: Elder Race · Adrian Tchaikovsky: City of Last Chances · Adrian Tchaikovsky: Ogres

Year Work Award Result Ref.
2016 Children of Time Arthur C. Clarke Award Won
2017 The Tiger and the Wolf British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel Won
2019 Children of Ruin BSFA Award for Best Novel Won
2020 The Doors of Eden Sidewise Award for Alternate History for Long-form Won
Philip K. Dick Award Nominated
2021 Shards of Earth BSFA Award for Best Novel Won
2022 Elder Race Hugo Award for Best Novella Nominated
City of Last Chances BSFA Award for Best Novel Won
2023 Ogres Hugo Award for Best Novella Nominated
The Children of Time series Hugo Award for Best Series Won§

Bibliography

Novels

Adrian Tchaikovsky: Empire in Black and Gold
Adrian Tchaikovsky: Dragonfly Falling
Adrian Tchaikovsky: Blood of the Mantis
Adrian Tchaikovsky: Salute the Dark
Adrian Tchaikovsky: The Scarab Path
Adrian Tchaikovsky: The Sea Watch
Adrian Tchaikovsky: Heirs of the Blade
Adrian Tchaikovsky: The Air War
Adrian Tchaikovsky: War Master's Gate
Adrian Tchaikovsky: Seal of the Worm

Adrian Tchaikovsky: Empire in Black and Gold · Adrian Tchaikovsky: Dragonfly Falling · Adrian Tchaikovsky: Blood of the Mantis · Adrian Tchaikovsky: Salute the Dark · Adrian Tchaikovsky: The Scarab Path · Adrian Tchaikovsky: The Sea Watch · Adrian Tchaikovsky: Heirs of the Blade · Adrian Tchaikovsky: The Air War · Adrian Tchaikovsky: War Master's Gate · Adrian Tchaikovsky: Seal of the Worm

Shadows of the Apt Main novels

  • Empire in Black and Gold (2008), ISBN 978-0-230-73646-7
  • Dragonfly Falling (2009), ISBN 978-0-230-70415-2
  • Blood of the Mantis (2009), ISBN 978-0-230-70416-9
  • Salute the Dark (2010), ISBN 978-0-330-51144-5
  • The Scarab Path (2010), ISBN 978-0-330-51145-2
  • The Sea Watch (2011), ISBN 978-0-330-51146-9
  • Heirs of the Blade (2011), ISBN 978-0-230-75699-1
  • The Air War (2012), ISBN 978-0-230-75700-4
  • War Master's Gate (2013), ISBN 978-0-230-75701-1
  • Seal of the Worm (2014), ISBN 978-0-230-77001-0

Adrian Tchaikovsky: Spoils of War
Adrian Tchaikovsky: A Time For Grief
Adrian Tchaikovsky: For Love of Distant Shores

Adrian Tchaikovsky: Spoils of War · Adrian Tchaikovsky: A Time For Grief · Adrian Tchaikovsky: For Love of Distant Shores

Tales of the Apt (short story collections in the Apt universe)

Adrian Tchaikovsky: Children of Time
Adrian Tchaikovsky: Children of Ruin
Adrian Tchaikovsky: Children of Memory

Adrian Tchaikovsky: Children of Time · Adrian Tchaikovsky: Children of Ruin · Adrian Tchaikovsky: Children of Memory

Children of Time

Adrian Tchaikovsky: The Tiger and the Wolf
Adrian Tchaikovsky: The Bear and the Serpent
Adrian Tchaikovsky: The Hyena and the Hawk

Adrian Tchaikovsky: The Tiger and the Wolf · Adrian Tchaikovsky: The Bear and the Serpent · Adrian Tchaikovsky: The Hyena and the Hawk

Echoes of the Fall

Adrian Tchaikovsky: Dogs of War
Adrian Tchaikovsky: Bear Head

Adrian Tchaikovsky: Dogs of War · Adrian Tchaikovsky: Bear Head

Bioforms

  • Dogs of War (Head of Zeus, 2017), ISBN 978-1-78669-388-4
  • Bear Head (Head of Zeus, 2021), ISBN 978-1-80024-154-1

Adrian Tchaikovsky: City of Last Chances
Adrian Tchaikovsky: House of Open Wounds

Adrian Tchaikovsky: City of Last Chances · Adrian Tchaikovsky: House of Open Wounds

The Tyrant Philosophers

Adrian Tchaikovsky: Shards of Earth
Adrian Tchaikovsky: Eyes of the Void
Adrian Tchaikovsky: Lords of Uncreation

Adrian Tchaikovsky: Shards of Earth · Adrian Tchaikovsky: Eyes of the Void · Adrian Tchaikovsky: Lords of Uncreation

The Final Architecture

Adrian Tchaikovsky: Guns of the Dawn
Adrian Tchaikovsky: Spiderlight
Adrian Tchaikovsky: Cage of Souls
Adrian Tchaikovsky: The Doors of Eden
Adrian Tchaikovsky: Alien Clay

Adrian Tchaikovsky: Guns of the Dawn · Adrian Tchaikovsky: Spiderlight · Adrian Tchaikovsky: Cage of Souls · Adrian Tchaikovsky: The Doors of Eden · Adrian Tchaikovsky: Alien Clay

Standalone novels

After the War series

Justina Robson

Adrian Tchaikovsky: Redemption's Blade
Justina Robson: Salvation's Fire

Adrian Tchaikovsky: Redemption's Blade · Justina Robson: Salvation's Fire

Redemption's Blade (Solaris Books, 2018), ISBN 978-1-78108-579-0, is the first book in a multi-author series. The series was continued with Salvation's Fire by Justina Robson and published on 4 September 2018.

Warhammer 40,000

Adrian Tchaikovsky: Day of Ascension

Adrian Tchaikovsky: Day of Ascension

Tchaikovsky's first Warhammer 40,000 novel Day of Ascension (2022), like his short story "Raised in Darkness" from Inferno! Volume 6 (2021), concerns the insidious Genestealer Cults.

Novellas

Adrian Tchaikovsky: Ironclads
Adrian Tchaikovsky: The Expert System's Brother
Adrian Tchaikovsky: Walking to Aldebaran
Adrian Tchaikovsky: Made Things
Adrian Tchaikovsky: Firewalkers
Adrian Tchaikovsky: The Expert System's Champion
Adrian Tchaikovsky: One Day All This Will Be Yours
Adrian Tchaikovsky: Elder Race
Adrian Tchaikovsky: Ogres
Adrian Tchaikovsky: And Put Away Childish Things

Adrian Tchaikovsky: Ironclads · Adrian Tchaikovsky: The Expert System's Brother · Adrian Tchaikovsky: Walking to Aldebaran · Adrian Tchaikovsky: Made Things · Adrian Tchaikovsky: Firewalkers · Adrian Tchaikovsky: The Expert System's Champion · Adrian Tchaikovsky: One Day All This Will Be Yours · Adrian Tchaikovsky: Elder Race · Adrian Tchaikovsky: Ogres · Adrian Tchaikovsky: And Put Away Childish Things

Short stories

  • "The Final Conjuration" in Two Hundred and Twenty-One Baker Streets: An Anthology of Holmesian Tales Across Time and Space (Abaddon Books, 2014) ISBN 978-1781082225, a collection of Sherlock Holmes short stories
  • "Where the Brass Band Plays" in Urban Mythic 2 (Alchemy Press, 2014), ISBN 978-0-9573489-9-8
  • "Shadow Hunter" in Grimdark Magazine, issue #1

Other collections

  • Feast and Famine (New Con Press, 2013), ISBN 978-1907069543. This collection contains the stories "Feast and Famine", "The Artificial Man", "The Roar of the Crowd", "Good Taste", "The Dissipation Club", "Rapture", "Care", "2144 and All That", "The God Shark" and "The Sun in the Morning".
  • The Private Life of Elder Things (2016), ISBN 978-1911034025. Co-authored by Keris McDonald and Adam Gauntlett. A collection of new Lovecraftian fiction about confronting, discovering and living alongside the creatures of the Mythos.
Adrian Tchaikovsky: Ironclads
Adrian Tchaikovsky: Firewalkers
Adrian Tchaikovsky: Ogres

Adrian Tchaikovsky: Ironclads · Adrian Tchaikovsky: Firewalkers · Adrian Tchaikovsky: Ogres

  • Terrible Worlds: Revolutions (Solaris, 2023), ISBN 978-1786188885. Collects three novellas: Ironclads, Firewalkers and Ogres.

Critical studies and reviews of Tchaikovsky's work

Adrian Tchaikovsky: The Doors of Eden

Adrian Tchaikovsky: The Doors of Eden

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