Children of Time
Novel · 2015
Clarke winner
Humanity’s last hope has a civilization of its own.
AUTHOR
Adrian Tchaikovsky: award-winning science fiction books
Adrian Tchaikovsky has 10 science fiction books recognized by the Arthur C. Clarke, Hugo and Locus Awards, including 1 winner.
Award wins
Cage of Souls
Novel · 2019
Clarke recognition
A 2019 science fiction novel by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Clarke recognition.
Elder Race
Novella · 2021
Hugo recognition
A junior anthropologist on a distant planet must help the locals he has sworn to study to save a planet from an unbeatable foe. Lynesse is the lowly Fourth Daughter of the queen, and always getting in the way.
Shards of Earth
Novel · 2021
Locus recognition
Eighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien 'Architect'. Some escaped, but millions more died. So to protect its colonies, humanity shaped the minds of Idris and others into weapons and sent them into battle.
Ogres
Novella · 2022
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
Ogres is a 2022 novella by Adrian Tchaikovsky. It is the third entry in his Terrible Worlds: Revolutions series. It was a finalist for several science fiction and fantasy awards, including the Hugo Award and Locus Award.
Eyes of the Void
Novel · 2022
Locus recognition
A 2022 science fiction novel by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Locus recognition.
Lords of Uncreation
Novel · 2023
Locus recognition
A 2023 science fiction novel by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Locus recognition.
Alien Clay
Novel · 2024
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
On the distant world of Kiln lie the ruins of an alien civilization. It’s the greatest discovery in humanity’s spacefaring history – yet who were its builders and where did they go? Professor Arton Daghdev had always wanted to study alien life up close.
Service Model
Novel · 2024
Clarke recognitionHugo recognitionLocus recognition
Task Item No. 1: Become Self-Aware Meet Charles™, the latest in robot servant technology. Programmed to undertake the most menial household chores, Charles is loyal, efficient and logical to a fault - that is, until a rather large fault causes him to murder his owner.
Shroud
Novel · 2025
Hugo recognitionLocus recognition
Shroud is a 2025 science fiction novel by Adrian Tchaikovsky. It concerns the discovery of alien life on a lightless moon, and the survival of two human scientists as they are trapped in this hostile environment.
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