Adrian Tchaikovsky

British fantasy and science fiction author · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Born 1972 · age 54

Adrian Czajkowski is a British fantasy and science fiction author. Heavily influenced by the natural world, his books frequently deal with themes of artificial intelligence and alienness, often in the context of non-human characters.

Adrian Tchaikovsky is read about 933 times a day, in 17 languages.

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2024“Aunt Charla is one of those people who take pride in not knowing about anything that’s changed in the world in the last thirty years.”In their wordsChapter 1, Session 3 (p. 12)Read the whole statement

“The emergent ecologies that were recolonising the place were very light on mammals and birds. You got little ones, mostly nocturnal even when their ancestors had been diurnal.”In their wordsChapter 3, Session 16 (p. 50)Read the whole statement

“I’m the expert, God help us all.”In their wordsChapter 3, Session 16 (p. 53)Read the whole statement

“But haven’t you heard? We’re in a collapsing climate disaster. The Zone’s just one part of it.”In their wordsChapter 8, Session 40 (p. 127)Read the whole statement

“MARKS: It’s not fair. MARKS: Evolution isn’t about being fair. It’s about adapting to changing circumstances.”In their wordsChapter 10, Session 49 (p. 159; one of the two Marks is a replica of the other)Read the whole statement

BSFA Award for Best Shorter FictionAward2023BSFA Award for Best Shorter FictionAwardHugo Award for Best SeriesAward2022BSFA Award for Best NovelAward2021“Long-term thinking requires a clarity the natural human mind is not good at.”In their wordsp. 41Read the whole statement

BSFA Award for Best NovelAward2019BSFA Award for Best NovelAward2017Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy NovelAward2016Arthur C. Clarke AwardAward1972Born14 June 1972

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Memory is fallible. Dreams overwrite the reality, fond fantasies inform the dreams.
2024 · Chapter 1, Session 2 (p. 10), Own words
I’m telling it now. And I’m trying to remember how it actually was. Not just how I remember remembering it. But memory is a hard disk that overwrites itself constantly.
2024 · Chapter 2, Session 11 (p. 35), Own words
That project was already well underway when I first came to the Zone. Hidden in all the budgetary overspends and the trees. But I became a part of it. And as for Why?
2024 · Chapter 7, Session 38 (p. 111), Own words