Adrian Tchaikovsky was born in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, has practised law and now writes full time. He's also studied stage-fighting, perpetrated amateur dramatics and has a keen interest in entomology and table-top games. Adrian is the author of the critically acclaimed Shadows of the Apt series, the Echoes of the Fall series and other novels, novellas and short stories. Children of Time won the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award, and Children of Ruin and Shards of Earth both won the British Science Fiction Award for Best Novel. The Tiger and the Wolf won the British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel, while And Put Away Childish Things won the BSFA Award for Best Shorter Fiction.
Picking up an Adrian Tchaikovsky book is proof you love your brain and want it to be happy -- John Scalzi, author of <i>Starter Villain</i> Brilliant science-fiction and far-out world-building -- James McAvoy, actor (<i>Split</i>, <i>X-Men: First Class</i>) One of the most interesting and accomplished writers in speculative fiction -- Christopher Paolini, author of <i>Eragon</i> and <i>Fractal Noise</i> [Adrian Tchaikovsky] writes incredibly enjoyable sci-fi, full of life and ideas -- Patrick Ness, author of <i>The Knife of Never Letting Go</i>