Adrian Tchaikovsky was born in Lincolnshire before heading off to Reading to study psychology and zoology. He subsequently ended up in law and has worked as a legal executive in both Reading and Leeds, where he now lives. Married, he is a keen live role-player and occasional amateur actor and has trained in stage-fighting. He's the author of Children of Time, the winner of the 30th Anniversary Arthur C. Clarke Award, and the Sunday Times bestseller Shards of Earth.

"Brilliant... Tchaikovsky succeeds in turning Alkhalend into a stage that showcases the entanglement of the personal and the political in ways both touching and tragic. It's an impressive feat" --Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

"Quite simply superb, diplomatic and political shenanigans edge towards brutal all-out war in this darkly intricate and original novel." --LoveReading, Star Book

"Praise for The Tyrant Philosophers Series:

'Exceptional.... Not to be missed' - Publishers Weekly, Starred review

'Endlessly creative . . . so much invention peeking around every corner' - Patrick Ness

'Has some of Tchaikovsky's best prose . . . an absolutely fascinating study in human behaviour' - SF Crowsnest

'A master at the height of his powers. This epic symphonic fantasy, weaving a breakneck plot through a sumptuously dangerous world.'" --Ian Green

"Rich and detailed... I love the way the books make me think and pay attention" --Kirklees Library

"Dense, dark, ingenious, ironic, complex, often funny, and always smart" --Locus

"This makes for a complicated, interwoven, multi-viewpoint plot dotted with many back-story reveals, rich in intra- and interpersonal conflicts and fraught relationships." --Locus Magazine

"Geopolitical and magical intrigue entangle in Adrian Tchaikovsky's intricate fantasy novel... Marked by dynamic, violent maneuvers for political power in the inner courts and across national borders, the elaborate fantasy novel Days of Shattered Faith focuses on schemes for international supremacy that twist with manifold personal desires." --Foreword Reviews

Publisher: Head of Zeus -- An Adastra Book

Pub date: 2025-03-04

Length: 544 pages