Adrian Tchaikovsky
Adrian Tchaikovsky
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Adrian Tchaikovsky is a multiple award-winning and Sunday Times Bestselling science fiction and fantasy author with works published in the UK and internationally.
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Coming in February 2027, The Grave of Perfection is the concluding installment of the Tyrant Philosopher's series.
We are taken back to Ilmar, but this time to its Theatre. What effect will Istri the playwright's controversial last play have on the Pallaseen which hold the City in their grip?
Adrian's novella, Ogros (Ogres) has been nominated as a finalist for the Premio Ignotus 2026 Award for Best Foreign Novel. The winners will be announced at Hispacón, held this year from 16-18 October 2026.
This novella was excellently translated by Cristina Macía into Spanish, the glorious cover is by Borja González and the publisher Dolmen Editorial/Freder.
The Tyrant Philosophers Roleplaying Game Announcement!
Adrian says, "I’m delighted that this series is becoming a game. It’s one of my favourite settings to write for and presents so many opportunities for players to explore. I’ve been a fan of Handiwork Games for a while and I’m really looking forward to what they’ll do with the world."
So, who will you be in the City of Bad Decisions?
Free Children of Strife Story
"Marduk's Long War"
It’s not often that a whole and coherent piece of book gets cut – usually it’s just bits and pieces here and there which aren’t of much use on their own. With Children of Strife, however, there was an entire chapter that, while perfectly fine on its own, just slowed down the pacing of the book and so ended up on the cutting room floor.
As a warning, if you’ve not read Strife then this won’t make much sense and also contains spoilers! This is a series of vignettes from Marduk/Hartland as experienced by the ark-ship dwellers over multiple generations, taking us from their initial colonisation and showing how the society was encountered by Alis and the crew later on.
So, if you've finished Children of Strife, and want more, please enjoy....
Film deal announced for Saturation Point
Exciting news as Universal Pictures announces it will be developing Adrian's novella Saturation Point (2024 Winner of the British Science Fiction Award) for the big screen.
The deal includes script writer, Minnie Schedeen, and will be produced in collaboration between Cynthia Erivo and Solome Williams (Edith's Daughter) and Michael Bay and Brad Fuller (Platinum Dunes) with the executive producer being Alex Ginno.
Adrian says, "I'm absolutely over the moon that this has come about. I feel that Saturation Point is one of my most grounded and film-able works and I'm intrigued to see how the project develops."
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