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Adrian Tchaikovsky
A race for survival among the stars… Humanity’s last survivors escaped earth’s ruins to find a new home. But when they find it, can their desperation overcome its dangers?
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When xeno-biologist Arton Daghdev is exiled to a alien planet, he journeys through a dangerous and hostile wilderness. Yet on his expection, he uncovers lost alien ruins - and the…
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The Arthur C. Clarke award-winning author of Children of Time brings us the third and final novel in an extraordinary space opera trilogy about humanity on the brink of extinction…
From Adrian Tchaikovsky, the acclaimed, award-winning author of Children of Time, comes an unparalleled narrative of alien contact and human discovery in this follow-up to Children of Ruin.
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Murderbot meets Redshirts in a delightfully humorous tale of robotic murder from the Hugo-nominated author of Elder Race and Children of Time.
To fix the world they must first break…
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Ilmar is a city under occupation and on the verge of revolution. A city about to go to war not only aginst its oppressors, but also against itself. Ideological zealots…
In Adrian Tchaikovsky’s The Expert System’s Champion, sometimes the ones you hate are the only ones that can save you.
FROM THE BSFA AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF CITY OF LAST CHANCES
City-by-city, kingdom-by-kingdom, the Palleseen have sworn to bring Perfection and Correctness to an imperfect world. As their legions scour the…
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A thrilling far-future space adventure from this Arthur C. Clarke award-winning author. If you loved Children of Time, this will be the perfect next read.
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Science fiction winner book of the year of The Arthur C. Clarke Award
Harry Bodie’s grandmother wrote beloved children’s books set in the delightful world of Underhill. Harry himself is a failing kids’ TV presenter whose every attempt to advance his career ends…
The Murderbot Diaries meets In the Lives of Puppets in a delightfully humorous tale of robotic murder, rebellion and belonging from master storyteller and Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author Adrian…
From Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky comes a far-future epic that confirms his place as a modern master of science fiction, in which a political prisoner must unlock…
Making friends has never been so important.
[A] junior anthropologist on a distant planet must help the locals he has sworn to study to save a planet from an unbeatable foe –Provided by publisher.
Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of the Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning Children of Time, brings you an epic fantasy series of war and empire. In this third volume, Stenwold must rally his…
Behind the front lines of a crusade to scour the world of magic, the crew of a field hospital confront the horrors of war. A companion novel to Adrian Tchaikovsky's…
The epic fantasy series of war and empire by Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky continues. The Wasp Empire’s conquest over Collegium has halted - for now. But only…
The epic fantasy series of war and empire by Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky continues. As the forces of Collegium and the Empire clash, Empress Seda seeks an…
Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of the Arthur C. Clarke Award winner Children of Time, brings you an epic fantasy series of war and empire. In this first volume, an ancient empire…
When xeno-biologist Arton Daghdev is exiled to an alien planet, he journeys through a dangerous and hostile wilderness. Yet on his expedition, he uncovers lost alien ruins - and the…
Twenty years ago, Dr. Jasmine Marks went into the "Zone," a growing band of rainforest where the heat and humidity make it impossible for warm-blooded animals to survive. There were…
This is a breathtaking novel from Adrian Tchaikovsky, Arthur C. Clarke award winning author. The walls between many worlds are collapsing and only a handful of people are in on…
The first book in a fantasy trilogy from Adrian Tchaikovsky - a coming-of-age tale as a young girl must find her place in a dangerous world on the brink of…
The second book in this epic fantasy trilogy by Adrian Tchaikovsky, winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award. Maniye has been named Champion of her people - but there are…
The conclusion to Adrian Tchaikovsky’s award-winning trilogy, Echoes of the Fall. Maniye and her allies ready themselves for battle, as the legendary Plague People return to wreak vengeance on the…
In this powerful narrative, we’ll find a human outpost lying derelict in space, the scout ship that discovers it, and a planet best left unexplored.
Lords of Uncreation is the gripping conclusion to the Final Architecture trilogy.
Humanity clings to life on a dying Earth and Stefan Advani - rebel, outlaw, prisoner, survivor - bears witness to the desperate struggle for existence between life old and new.
A bio-engineered dog fights for its life and its right to life. From the Arthur C. Clark award-winning author of Children of Time.
Dyslexic friendly Quick Read for adults. Formatted with cream paper and larger spacing. Doctor Hendry has gone missing. His employers want answers. A imaginative mystery to be solved, which Adrian…
Gareth L. Powell’s first collection in nearly a decade. Gathering together 20 stories, including 4 that are previously unpublished as well as some of the author’s best-loved tales, the content…
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A distant planet. A game turned sour. A technological fight for survival.
The seventh in the Shadows of the Apt series
The eighth in the Shadows of the Apt series
It’s always idyllic in the village until the landlord comes to call. Because the landlord is an Ogre. And Ogres rule the world, with their size and strength and appetites…
In a sequel to Dogs of War, Honey the genetically engineered bear takes a ride in Jimmy the Martian’s head and starts a revolution on the Red Planet.
The sixth novel in the thrilling Shadows of the Apt series
For all the fans who loved the long-running series of Robert Jordan and his Wheel of Time series, comes the concluding novel in Adrian Tchaikovsky’s ten book epic fantasy series…
The first book in a brand new fantasy series from Adrian Tchaikovsky - a coming-of-age tale as a young girl must find her place in a dangerous world on the…
They face a hunger that could consume the gods themselves.
All roads lead to Underhill, where it's always winter, and never nice. Harry Bodie has a famous grandmother, who wrote beloved children's books set in the delightful world of Underhill…
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The third novel in the Shadows of the Apt fantasy series.
The fifth novel in the thrilling Shadows of the Apt series - following on from Empire in Black and Gold, Dragonfly Falling, Blood of the Mantis and Salute the Dark.
A narrative reminiscent of Phileas Fogg meets Professor Challenger that tells of the exploits of scientist-cum-adventurer Doctor Ludweg Phinagler, as recorded by his (semi-)faithful assistant, Fosse. A maverick academic, Phinagler…
