Adrian Tchaikovsky was born in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, and headed off to university in Reading to study psychology and zoology. For reasons unclear even to himself, he subsequently ended up in law. Adrian has since worked as a legal executive in both Reading and Leeds and now writes full time. He also lives in Leeds, with his wife and son. Adrian is a keen live role-player and occasional amateur actor. He has also trained in stage-fighting and keeps no exotic or dangerous pets of any kind -- possibly excepting his son.
"Children of Time has that essence of the classic science fiction
novels, that sense of wonder and unfettered imagination but
combined with this is the charm of a writer who really knows how to
entertain, how to spin a good story. Essential science fiction, a
book not to be missed."
--SF Book
"Children of Time is a joy from start to finish. Entertaining,
smart, surprising and unexpectedly human."--Patrick Ness
"A magnificently imaginative space opera."--B&N Sci-Fi &
Fantasy Blog
"A refreshingly new take on post-dystopia civilizations, with the
smartest evolutionary worldbuilding you'll ever read"
--Peter F Hamilton
"An entertaining and thought provoking novel of post humanity,
survival and legacy."--SF Signal
"Brilliant science fiction and far out world building"--James
McAvoy
"Like a Stephen Baxter novel with an epic sweep of history (see his
Evolution, for example), added to a broad cast of a Peter Hamilton
Space Opera and the narrative drive of, say, a David Brin or a Greg
Bear old style SF novel, Children of Time soon got me hooked."--SFF
World
"Tchaikovsky's prose is superb, and his world-building was
exceptional, brilliantly realized on the page, and both fascinating
and original."--Civilian Reader
"The novel's clever interrogation of the usual narrative of
planetary conquest, and its thoughtful depiction of two alien
civilisations attempting to understand each other, is an exemplar
of classic widescreen science fiction."--New Scientist
"This is superior stuff, tackling big themes - gods, messiahs,
artificial intelligence, alienness - with brio."--Financial Times
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