Adrian Tchaikovsky

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. British Science Fiction Award: Best Collection Creative Futures, edited by Allen Stroud (including "The Recording Angel", "The Gaslight War", and "The New Weird" by Adrian Tchaikovsky). Shortlist Locus Award 2026: Best Novella. Lives of Bitter Rain (Head of Zeus). Finalist British Science Fiction Award: Best Shorter Fiction . Saturation Point (Solaris). Winner Hugo Award 2025: Best Series. The Tyrant Philosophers (Head of Zeus/AdAstra). Finalist Galaxy Award 2025 : Best Translated Novel. City of Last Chances (Head of Zeus). Translator: Li Keqin. Winner British Audio Book Awards 2025: Science Fiction and Fantasy Award: Bee Speaker (Ad Astra). Finalist. World Fantasy Award 2025: Best Anthology. Heartwood : A Mythago Wood Anthology, edited by Dan Coxon (including "Paved with Gold" by Adrian Tchaikovsky). Winner European Science Fiction Society induction to Hall of Fame as Best Author. Winner British Science Fiction Award: Best Shorter Fiction . And Put Away Childish Things (Rebellion Publishing). Winner Audible Best of the Year 2024: Science Fiction and Fantasy . Alien Clay (Pan Macmillan). Winner Hugo Award 2024: Best Series The Final Architects Series (Shards of Earth, Eyes of the Void, Lords of Uncreation: Orbit US/Tor UK). Second Place Locus Award 2024: Best Science Fiction Novel. Lords of Uncreation (Orbit US/Tor UK). Finalist Locus Award 2024: Best Fantasy Novel. City of Last Chances (Head of Zeus). Finalist Dragon Award 2024: Best Fantasy Novel. House of Open Wounds (Head of Zeus). Finalist British Science-Fiction Award: Best Novel. City of Last Chances (Head of Zeus) Winner Neffy Awards (National Fantasy Fan Federation: Best Novel. Lords of Uncreation (Pan Macmillian) Winner Locus Award 2023: Best Science Fiction Novel. Eyes of the Void (Tor UK; Orbit US) Finalist Subjective Chaos Kind of Award for Science-Fiction 2023. Eyes of the Void (Pan Macmillan) Shortlist Dragon Award: Best Science Fiction Novel . Children of Memory (Orbit/Pan Macmillan) Shortlist Kurd Laßwitz Preis 2022 in the Best Translated SF Work 2023. Die Scherben der Erde/Shards of Earth (Heine/Pan Macmillan). Translator: Irene Holicki Shortlist David Gemmell Legend Award: War Master’s Gate (Tor UK) Shortlist for Best Novel 2014.