Adrian Tchaikovsky

Adrian Tchaikovsky has written at least 101 books. Their most popular book is Children of Time with 1386 saves with an average rating of 4.29⭐.

They are best known for writing in the genres Fantasy, Science fiction, and Fiction.

Adventurous, mysterious, and dark are their most common moods. Their next book, SHROUD., is scheduled for release on 1/1/2025.

Author Bio

Adrian was born in Lincolnshire and studied zoology and psychology at Reading before becoming a professional author in 2007. He is a keen role-player and board gamer and is trained in stage-fighting. His literary influences include Gene Wolfe, Mervyn Peake, China Miéville, Steven Erikson, Naomi Novak, Scott Lynch and Alan Campbell.

Adrian primarily explores deep themes, such as artificial intelligence and alien awareness within epic galactic and fantastical settings.
He has a deep interest in the animal world specifically insects from his studies in Zoology and has a particular penchant for spiders.

Details	Readers Count
Children of Time Adrian Tchaikovsky	629 reads
Shards of Earth Adrian Tchaikovsky	163 reads
Children of Ruin Adrian Tchaikovsky	239 reads
Elder Race Adrian Tchaikovsky	155 reads
Children of Memory Adrian Tchaikovsky	140 reads
Empire in Black and Gold Adrian Tchaikovsky	51 reads
City of Last Chances Adrian Tchaikovsky	40 reads
Cage of Souls Adrian Tchaikovsky	50 reads
Eyes of the Void Adrian Tchaikovsky	87 reads
Dogs of War Adrian Tchaikovsky	58 reads
Guns of the Dawn Adrian Tchaikovsky	30 reads
Service Model Adrian Tchaikovsky	37 reads
The Doors of Eden Adrian Tchaikovsky	52 reads
Lords of Uncreation Adrian Tchaikovsky	55 reads
The Expert System's Brother Adrian Tchaikovsky	38 reads
Walking to Aldebaran Adrian Tchaikovsky	38 reads
Alien Clay Adrian Tchaikovsky	19 reads
One Day All This Will Be Yours Adrian Tchaikovsky	17 reads
Ogres Adrian Tchaikovsky	30 reads
Dragonfly Falling Adrian Tchaikovsky	22 reads
Bear Head Adrian Tchaikovsky	25 reads
The Tiger and the Wolf Adrian Tchaikovsky	12 reads
Redemption's Blade Adrian Tchaikovsky	14 reads
House of Open Wounds Adrian Tchaikovsky	15 reads
Blood of the Mantis Adrian Tchaikovsky	18 reads
Spiderlight Adrian Tchaikovsky Alexander Páez (Translator)	9 reads
Salute the Dark Adrian Tchaikovsky	13 reads
The Expert System’s Champion (Expert System, #2 Adrian Tchaikovsky	16 reads
And Put Away Childish Things Adrian Tchaikovsky	14 reads
The Scarab Path Adrian Tchaikovsky	12 reads
Heirs of the Blade Adrian Tchaikovsky	11 reads
Firewalkers Adrian Tchaikovsky	11 reads
The Sea Watch Adrian Tchaikovsky	12 reads
Made Things Adrian Tchaikovsky	7 reads
War Master's Gate Adrian Tchaikovsky	9 reads
The Air War Adrian Tchaikovsky	9 reads
Seal of the Worm Adrian Tchaikovsky	9 reads
The Bear and the Serpent Adrian Tchaikovsky	7 reads
The Hyena and the Hawk Adrian Tchaikovsky	6 reads
Evil is a Matter of Perspective: An Anthology of Antagonists R. Scott Bakker Bradley P. Beaulieu Michael R. Fletcher T. Frohock Peter Orullian Jeff Salyards Courtney Schafer Shawn Speakman Adrian Tchaikovsky Marc Turner Kaaron Warren Mazarkis Williams Deborah A. Wolf Janny Wurts E.V. Morrigan Matthew Ward	2 reads
Ironclads Adrian Tchaikovsky	4 reads
Spoils of War Adrian Tchaikovsky	2 reads
Saturation Point Adrian Tchaikovsky	3 reads
Precious Little Things Adrian Tchaikovsky	5 reads
Day of Ascension Adrian Tchaikovsky	4 reads
For Love of Distant Shores Adrian Tchaikovsky	0 reads
Grimdark Magazine Grimdark Magazine: Issue #1 Mark Lawrence Adrian Tchaikovsky Майк Гелприн Anatoly Belilovsky Gerri Leen Nick Wisseman Layla Cummins	2 reads
A Time for Grief A Time for Grief Adrian Tchaikovsky	0 reads
The Scent of Tears Adrian Tchaikovsky	0 reads
The Private Life of Elder Things The Private Life of Elder Things Adrian Tchaikovsky Adam Gauntlett Keris McDonald	1 read
Days of Shattered Faith Adrian Tchaikovsky	1 read
Die Kinder der Zeit Adrian Tchaikovsky Birgit Herden (Translator)	3 reads
The Other Side of Never: Dark Tales from the World of Peter & Wendy A.J. Elwood Catriona Ward Adrian Tchaikovsky A.C. Wise	1 read
Monstrous Little Voices: New Tales from Shakespeare's Fantasy World Jonathan Barnes Adrian Tchaikovsky Emma Newman Foz Meadows Kate Heartfield	2 reads
Consolation Songs Consolation Songs Aliette de Bodard Stephanie Burgis Jeannelle M. Ferreira Rebecca Fraimow Marissa Lingen Freya Marske Lizbeth Myles Katie Rathfelder Tansy Rayner Roberts Adrian Tchaikovsky Llinos Cathryn Thomas	0 reads
Evil is a Matter of Perspective	0 reads
Solaris Rising 2: The New Solaris Book of Science Fiction Ian Whates	0 reads
Once Upon a Parsec Once Upon a Parsec Adrian Tchaikovsky Paul Di Filippo Aliya Whiteley Jaine Fenn Liz Williams Ian Whates Gaie Sebold Kim Lakin-Smith Chris Beckett	0 reads
Burning Brightly Ian Whates Eric Brown Jaine Fenn Stephen Baxter Paul J. McAuley Juliet E. McKenna Ian R. MacLeod Anne Nicholls Justina Robson Geoff Ryman Martin Sketchley Kari Sperring Adrian Tchaikovsky Peter F. Hamilton Iain M. Banks	2 reads
SHROUD. Adrian Tchaikovsky	0 reads
I figli del tempo Adrian Tchaikovsky Annarita Guarnieri (Translator)	2 reads
Vivisepulture Neal Asher Andy Remic Adrian Tchaikovsky Gary McMahon Steven Savile Colin Harvey Stan Nicholls Tony Ballantyne Ian Sales Danie Ware Vincent Holland-Keen	0 reads
The Tales of Catt and Fisher: The Art of the Steal Adrian Tchaikovsky Freda Warrington Juliet E McKenna K.T. Davies	1 read
Avatars Inc Avatars Inc	0 reads
Dracula Adrian Tchaikovsky Milena Benini Bogi Takács Emil Minchev Caren Gussoff Sumption	0 reads
Knee-Deep in Grit: Two Bloody Years of Grimdark Fiction Anatoly Belilovsky (Translator)	1 read
Myriad Lands Myriad Lands Nitai Poddar Terry Jackman Tom Fletcher Lev Mirov Benjamin Jacobson Mame Bougouma Diene Katherine Quevedo Emily McCosh P. Djèlí Clark Melissa Mead M.K. Hutchins Kelda Critch Adrian Tchaikovsky Alter S. Reiss Amy Power Jansen Samuel Marziloi	0 reads
Tor.com Publishing Deluxe Sampler 1 Tor.com Publishing Deluxe Sampler 1 Tor Books Cassandra Khaw Seanan McGuire Nnedi Okorafor Melissa F. Olson Victor LaValle Daniel Polansky Adrian Tchaikovsky Matt Wallace Malka Ann Older Ruthanna Emrys Guy Haley	0 reads
Дети времени Адриан Чайковски Adrian Tchaikovsky Татьяна Черезова (Translator)	0 reads
The Seal Of The Worm Adrian Tchaikovsky	0 reads
Dans la toile du temps Adrian Tchaikovsky	1 read
Shadows of the apt Shadows of the apt Adrian Tchaikovsky	0 reads
The Final Architecture Trilogy Set by Adrian Tchaikovsky The Final Architecture Trilogy Set by Adrian Tchaikovsky Adrian Tchaikovsky	0 reads
Stories of Hope and Wonder R.J. Barker Stephen Baxter Chris Beckett Lauren Beukes Eric Brown Ramsey Campbell M.R. Carey Simon Clark Paul Cornell Jaine Fenn Gary Gibson Lesley Glaister Jon Courtenay Grimwood Peter F. Hamilton Frances Hardinge Cat Hellisen Emmi Itäranta Gwyneth Jones Kim Lakin-Smith Mark Lawrence Juliet E. McKenna George Mann Ian Watson Tim Lebbon Alison Littlewood Ian McDonald Ian R. MacLeod Ken MacLeod Tim Major Mark Morris Blake Morrison Anne Nicholls Stan Nicholls Reggie Oliver Philip Palmer Tim Pears Christopher Priest Adam Roberts Michèle Roberts Jane Rogers Priya Sharma Robert Shearman Adrian Tchaikovsky Natalia Theodoridou Tade Thompson Lavie Tidhar Lisa Tuttle Ren Warom Mark West Aliya Whiteley Neil Williamson Nick Wood	1 read
Fantasy-Faction Anthology	0 reads
Tor.com Short Fiction Fall 2019 Laurie Penny Michael Cassutt Greg Egan K.J. Kabza S.L. Huang Lavie Tidhar Brenda Peynado Adrian Tchaikovsky E. Lily Yu	0 reads
La Mirada del Vacío Adrian Tchaikovsky Julián Díez (Translator)	0 reads
Linaje ancestral Adrian Tchaikovsky Jesús Jimenez Cañadas (Translator)	1 read
Huérfanos de la Tierra Adrian Tchaikovsky Julián Díez (Translator)	1 read
Gli occhi del vuoto Adrian Tchaikovsky Bianca Giolitti (Translator)	0 reads
I figli della caduta I figli della caduta Adrian Tchaikovsky Annarita Guarnieri (Translator)	0 reads
A pusztulás gyermekei Adrian Tchaikovsky Gábor Habony (Translator)	1 read
Az idő gyermekei Adrian Tchaikovsky Gábor Habony (Translator)	1 read
Děti času Adrian Tchaikovsky Zdeněk Uherčík (Translator)	0 reads
The Sun of the Morning The Sun of the Morning Adrian Tchaikovsky	0 reads
The Chains of Helleron The Chains of Helleron Adrian Tchaikovsky	0 reads
Queen of the Night Queen of the Night Adrian Tchaikovsky	0 reads
Quick Draw!: Fast and Funny Fiction Lorraine Agent Kevin J. Anderson Piers Anthony Robert Bevan Hunter Blain Martha Carr R.E. Carr Rick Gualtieri Megan Harris John G. Hartness E.M. Kaplan Eric Knowles John P. Logsdon Francesco Marciuliano Tom Merritt Melissa McArthur Cat Rambo Orlando Sanchez Gail Simone Zoe Tasia Adrian Tchaikovsky R.E. Vance Lawrence Watt-Evans Django Wexler Ben Zackheim Steve Wetherell	0 reads
Střepy Země Adrian Tchaikovsky Milan Pohl (Translator)	0 reads
Klec duší Adrian Tchaikovsky Milan Pohl (Translator)	0 reads
Fabled Journey Adrian Tchaikovsky Elizabeth Xifaras Richard Webb Pardeep Aujla	1 read
Web of Ruin Adrian Tchaikovsky	0 reads
Low Energy Economy Low Energy Economy Adrian Tchaikovsky	1 read
Die Feinde der Zeit Adrian Tchaikovsky Irene Holicki (Translator)	0 reads
Die Erben der Zeit Adrian Tchaikovsky Irene Holicki (Translator)	0 reads
Copiii distrugerii Copiii distrugerii Adrian Tchaikovsky Antuza Genescu	1 read
Le Dernier des aînés Adrian Tchaikovsky	1 read
Sneak Peek for Service Model Sneak Peek for Service Model Adrian Tchaikovsky	1 read
Terrible Worlds: Revolutions Adrian Tchaikovsky	0 reads
Shards of Earth Shards of Earth: The Final Architecture Book 1 Adrian Tchaikovsky	0 reads

Details	Readers Count
Children of Time Adrian Tchaikovsky	629 reads
Shards of Earth Adrian Tchaikovsky	163 reads
Children of Ruin Adrian Tchaikovsky	239 reads
Elder Race Adrian Tchaikovsky	155 reads
Children of Memory Adrian Tchaikovsky	140 reads
Empire in Black and Gold Adrian Tchaikovsky	51 reads
City of Last Chances Adrian Tchaikovsky	40 reads
Cage of Souls Adrian Tchaikovsky	50 reads
Eyes of the Void Adrian Tchaikovsky	87 reads
Dogs of War Adrian Tchaikovsky	58 reads
Guns of the Dawn Adrian Tchaikovsky	30 reads
Service Model Adrian Tchaikovsky	37 reads
The Doors of Eden Adrian Tchaikovsky	52 reads
Lords of Uncreation Adrian Tchaikovsky	55 reads
The Expert System's Brother Adrian Tchaikovsky	38 reads
Walking to Aldebaran Adrian Tchaikovsky	38 reads
Alien Clay Adrian Tchaikovsky	19 reads
One Day All This Will Be Yours Adrian Tchaikovsky	17 reads
Ogres Adrian Tchaikovsky	30 reads
Dragonfly Falling Adrian Tchaikovsky	22 reads
Bear Head Adrian Tchaikovsky	25 reads
The Tiger and the Wolf Adrian Tchaikovsky	12 reads
Redemption's Blade Adrian Tchaikovsky	14 reads
House of Open Wounds Adrian Tchaikovsky	15 reads
Blood of the Mantis Adrian Tchaikovsky	18 reads
Spiderlight Adrian Tchaikovsky Alexander Páez (Translator)	9 reads
Salute the Dark Adrian Tchaikovsky	13 reads
The Expert System’s Champion (Expert System, #2 Adrian Tchaikovsky	16 reads
And Put Away Childish Things Adrian Tchaikovsky	14 reads
The Scarab Path Adrian Tchaikovsky	12 reads
Heirs of the Blade Adrian Tchaikovsky	11 reads
Firewalkers Adrian Tchaikovsky	11 reads
The Sea Watch Adrian Tchaikovsky	12 reads
Made Things Adrian Tchaikovsky	7 reads
War Master's Gate Adrian Tchaikovsky	9 reads
The Air War Adrian Tchaikovsky	9 reads
Seal of the Worm Adrian Tchaikovsky	9 reads
The Bear and the Serpent Adrian Tchaikovsky	7 reads
The Hyena and the Hawk Adrian Tchaikovsky	6 reads
Evil is a Matter of Perspective: An Anthology of Antagonists R. Scott Bakker Bradley P. Beaulieu Michael R. Fletcher T. Frohock Peter Orullian Jeff Salyards Courtney Schafer Shawn Speakman Adrian Tchaikovsky Marc Turner Kaaron Warren Mazarkis Williams Deborah A. Wolf Janny Wurts E.V. Morrigan Matthew Ward	2 reads
Ironclads Adrian Tchaikovsky	4 reads
Spoils of War Adrian Tchaikovsky	2 reads
Saturation Point Adrian Tchaikovsky	3 reads
Precious Little Things Adrian Tchaikovsky	5 reads
Day of Ascension Adrian Tchaikovsky	4 reads
For Love of Distant Shores Adrian Tchaikovsky	0 reads
Grimdark Magazine Grimdark Magazine: Issue #1 Mark Lawrence Adrian Tchaikovsky Майк Гелприн Anatoly Belilovsky Gerri Leen Nick Wisseman Layla Cummins	2 reads
A Time for Grief A Time for Grief Adrian Tchaikovsky	0 reads
The Scent of Tears Adrian Tchaikovsky	0 reads
The Private Life of Elder Things The Private Life of Elder Things Adrian Tchaikovsky Adam Gauntlett Keris McDonald	1 read
Days of Shattered Faith Adrian Tchaikovsky	1 read
Die Kinder der Zeit Adrian Tchaikovsky Birgit Herden (Translator)	3 reads
The Other Side of Never: Dark Tales from the World of Peter & Wendy A.J. Elwood Catriona Ward Adrian Tchaikovsky A.C. Wise	1 read
Monstrous Little Voices: New Tales from Shakespeare's Fantasy World Jonathan Barnes Adrian Tchaikovsky Emma Newman Foz Meadows Kate Heartfield	2 reads
Consolation Songs Consolation Songs Aliette de Bodard Stephanie Burgis Jeannelle M. Ferreira Rebecca Fraimow Marissa Lingen Freya Marske Lizbeth Myles Katie Rathfelder Tansy Rayner Roberts Adrian Tchaikovsky Llinos Cathryn Thomas	0 reads
Evil is a Matter of Perspective	0 reads
Solaris Rising 2: The New Solaris Book of Science Fiction Ian Whates	0 reads
Once Upon a Parsec Once Upon a Parsec Adrian Tchaikovsky Paul Di Filippo Aliya Whiteley Jaine Fenn Liz Williams Ian Whates Gaie Sebold Kim Lakin-Smith Chris Beckett	0 reads
Burning Brightly Ian Whates Eric Brown Jaine Fenn Stephen Baxter Paul J. McAuley Juliet E. McKenna Ian R. MacLeod Anne Nicholls Justina Robson Geoff Ryman Martin Sketchley Kari Sperring Adrian Tchaikovsky Peter F. Hamilton Iain M. Banks	2 reads
SHROUD. Adrian Tchaikovsky	0 reads
I figli del tempo Adrian Tchaikovsky Annarita Guarnieri (Translator)	2 reads
Vivisepulture Neal Asher Andy Remic Adrian Tchaikovsky Gary McMahon Steven Savile Colin Harvey Stan Nicholls Tony Ballantyne Ian Sales Danie Ware Vincent Holland-Keen	0 reads
The Tales of Catt and Fisher: The Art of the Steal Adrian Tchaikovsky Freda Warrington Juliet E McKenna K.T. Davies	1 read
Avatars Inc Avatars Inc	0 reads
Dracula Adrian Tchaikovsky Milena Benini Bogi Takács Emil Minchev Caren Gussoff Sumption	0 reads
Knee-Deep in Grit: Two Bloody Years of Grimdark Fiction Anatoly Belilovsky (Translator)	1 read
Myriad Lands Myriad Lands Nitai Poddar Terry Jackman Tom Fletcher Lev Mirov Benjamin Jacobson Mame Bougouma Diene Katherine Quevedo Emily McCosh P. Djèlí Clark Melissa Mead M.K. Hutchins Kelda Critch Adrian Tchaikovsky Alter S. Reiss Amy Power Jansen Samuel Marziloi	0 reads
Tor.com Publishing Deluxe Sampler 1 Tor.com Publishing Deluxe Sampler 1 Tor Books Cassandra Khaw Seanan McGuire Nnedi Okorafor Melissa F. Olson Victor LaValle Daniel Polansky Adrian Tchaikovsky Matt Wallace Malka Ann Older Ruthanna Emrys Guy Haley	0 reads
Дети времени Адриан Чайковски Adrian Tchaikovsky Татьяна Черезова (Translator)	0 reads
The Seal Of The Worm Adrian Tchaikovsky	0 reads
Dans la toile du temps Adrian Tchaikovsky	1 read
Shadows of the apt Shadows of the apt Adrian Tchaikovsky	0 reads
The Final Architecture Trilogy Set by Adrian Tchaikovsky The Final Architecture Trilogy Set by Adrian Tchaikovsky Adrian Tchaikovsky	0 reads
Stories of Hope and Wonder R.J. Barker Stephen Baxter Chris Beckett Lauren Beukes Eric Brown Ramsey Campbell M.R. Carey Simon Clark Paul Cornell Jaine Fenn Gary Gibson Lesley Glaister Jon Courtenay Grimwood Peter F. Hamilton Frances Hardinge Cat Hellisen Emmi Itäranta Gwyneth Jones Kim Lakin-Smith Mark Lawrence Juliet E. McKenna George Mann Ian Watson Tim Lebbon Alison Littlewood Ian McDonald Ian R. MacLeod Ken MacLeod Tim Major Mark Morris Blake Morrison Anne Nicholls Stan Nicholls Reggie Oliver Philip Palmer Tim Pears Christopher Priest Adam Roberts Michèle Roberts Jane Rogers Priya Sharma Robert Shearman Adrian Tchaikovsky Natalia Theodoridou Tade Thompson Lavie Tidhar Lisa Tuttle Ren Warom Mark West Aliya Whiteley Neil Williamson Nick Wood	1 read
Fantasy-Faction Anthology	0 reads
Tor.com Short Fiction Fall 2019 Laurie Penny Michael Cassutt Greg Egan K.J. Kabza S.L. Huang Lavie Tidhar Brenda Peynado Adrian Tchaikovsky E. Lily Yu	0 reads
La Mirada del Vacío Adrian Tchaikovsky Julián Díez (Translator)	0 reads
Linaje ancestral Adrian Tchaikovsky Jesús Jimenez Cañadas (Translator)	1 read
Huérfanos de la Tierra Adrian Tchaikovsky Julián Díez (Translator)	1 read
Gli occhi del vuoto Adrian Tchaikovsky Bianca Giolitti (Translator)	0 reads
I figli della caduta I figli della caduta Adrian Tchaikovsky Annarita Guarnieri (Translator)	0 reads
A pusztulás gyermekei Adrian Tchaikovsky Gábor Habony (Translator)	1 read
Az idő gyermekei Adrian Tchaikovsky Gábor Habony (Translator)	1 read
Děti času Adrian Tchaikovsky Zdeněk Uherčík (Translator)	0 reads
The Sun of the Morning The Sun of the Morning Adrian Tchaikovsky	0 reads
The Chains of Helleron The Chains of Helleron Adrian Tchaikovsky	0 reads
Queen of the Night Queen of the Night Adrian Tchaikovsky	0 reads
Quick Draw!: Fast and Funny Fiction Lorraine Agent Kevin J. Anderson Piers Anthony Robert Bevan Hunter Blain Martha Carr R.E. Carr Rick Gualtieri Megan Harris John G. Hartness E.M. Kaplan Eric Knowles John P. Logsdon Francesco Marciuliano Tom Merritt Melissa McArthur Cat Rambo Orlando Sanchez Gail Simone Zoe Tasia Adrian Tchaikovsky R.E. Vance Lawrence Watt-Evans Django Wexler Ben Zackheim Steve Wetherell	0 reads
Střepy Země Adrian Tchaikovsky Milan Pohl (Translator)	0 reads
Klec duší Adrian Tchaikovsky Milan Pohl (Translator)	0 reads
Fabled Journey Adrian Tchaikovsky Elizabeth Xifaras Richard Webb Pardeep Aujla	1 read
Web of Ruin Adrian Tchaikovsky	0 reads
Low Energy Economy Low Energy Economy Adrian Tchaikovsky	1 read
Die Feinde der Zeit Adrian Tchaikovsky Irene Holicki (Translator)	0 reads
Die Erben der Zeit Adrian Tchaikovsky Irene Holicki (Translator)	0 reads
Copiii distrugerii Copiii distrugerii Adrian Tchaikovsky Antuza Genescu	1 read
Le Dernier des aînés Adrian Tchaikovsky	1 read
Sneak Peek for Service Model Sneak Peek for Service Model Adrian Tchaikovsky	1 read
Terrible Worlds: Revolutions Adrian Tchaikovsky	0 reads
Shards of Earth Shards of Earth: The Final Architecture Book 1 Adrian Tchaikovsky	0 reads

Adrian Tchaikovsky

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