Adrian Tchaikovsky writes science fiction and fantasy notable for non-human viewpoints, evolutionary speculation and societies shaped by unusual biology. Children of Time follows the parallel histories of surviving humans and a civilisation of intelligent spiders created by an abandoned terraforming experiment; Children of Ruin and Children of Memory expand the sequence through other worlds and forms of intelligence. The Final Architecture trilogy moves into large-scale space opera, while Shadows of the Apt uses insect-inspired human cultures in an epic fantasy setting. Tchaikovsky’s books range from compact novellas to sprawling series but are usually idea-rich and plot-driven. They suit readers of evolutionary science fiction, first contact, space opera and inventive epic fantasy. Read more Less
