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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 #1⭐ 4.52015

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 #1⭐ 4.52015

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 #1⭐ 4.52015

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 #1⭐ 4.52015

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 #1⭐ 4.42015

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 #2⭐ 4.32019

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