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✍️ Adrian Tchaikovsky

11 titles · Science Fiction, Evolution, Space, Sci-Fi, Epic

Children of Time
4.32015

Children of Time

🌶️ · 608p

A terraforming experiment goes wrong, creating an evolved spider civilization. When humans arrive millennia later, two species must find a way to coexist.

EvolutionArtificial IntelligenceSpace Exploration
Children of Time
Children of Time #14.52015

Children of Time

Clean · 600p

Humanity's last survivors find a terraformed planet. It's inhabited — by hyper-evolved spiders. Alternating POVs between humans and spiders. You WILL root for the spiders.

Found FamilyWar SettingSlow And Atmospheric
Children of Time
Children of Time #14.52015

Children of Time

Clean · 600p

Humanity's last survivors find a terraformed planet. But it's been claimed — by hyper-evolved spiders. The spider chapters are genuinely brilliant. You will root for the spiders.

Found FamilySlow And Atmospheric
Children of Time
Children of Time #14.52015

Children of Time

Clean · 600p

A terraforming virus meant for monkeys hits spiders instead. Over millennia, they build civilization. Meanwhile the last humans search for a new home. You WILL end up rooting for the spiders.

Found FamilyWar SettingPolitical Intrigue
Children of Time
Children of Time #14.52015

Children of Time

Clean · 600p

Humanity's last survivors find a terraformed world — but the spiders got there first. Alternating chapters follow human desperation and spider evolution. You WILL root for the spiders.

Generation ShipFirst ContactEvolutionSurvival
Children of Time
4.32015

Children of Time

Clean · 608p

An uplift experiment goes sideways and spiders inherit a planet. Humanity's last ship arrives.

UpliftGeneration ShipFirst Contact
Children of Time
Children of Time #14.42015

Children of Time

Clean · 600p

Spiders evolve intelligence on a terraformed planet. The last humans are coming. Who inherits the world? Makes you root for spiders.

Generation ShipEvolutionFirst ContactDual Timeline
Children of Ruin
Children of Time #24.32019

Children of Ruin

Clean · 576p

Uplifted octopuses meet the spider civilization from book one. If you loved intelligent arachnids, wait until you meet the octopuses. Cephalopod consciousness done perfectly.

AliensWorld BuildingUpliftFirst Contact
Elder Race
4.32021

Elder Race

Clean · 208p

A princess thinks she's recruited a wizard to fight a demon. He's actually a depressed anthropologist with advanced technology. Same story, two wildly different perspectives. Novella perfection.

Found FamilySlow Burn
Elder Race
4.12021

Elder Race

Clean · 208p

A princess thinks she's recruiting a wizard to fight a demon. The 'wizard' is an anthropologist with advanced technology and crippling depression. Dual POV perfection.

MiscommunicationDual POVFish Out Of Water
Elder Race
4.22021

Elder Race

Clean · 208p

A warrior princess seeks help from a wizard. He's actually a depressed anthropologist with advanced tech. Same story, radically different perspectives. Brilliant novella.

Unreliable NarratorDual PovScience Vs MagicDepression Rep