was born in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, and headed off to university in Reading to study psychology and zoology. For reasons unclear even to himself, he subsequently ended up in law. Adrian has since worked as a legal executive in both Reading and Leeds and now writes full time. He also lives in Leeds, with his wife and son. Adrian is a keen live role-player and occasional amateur actor. He has also trained in stage-fighting and keeps no exotic or dangerous pets of any kind -- possibly excepting his son. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

"Children of Time has that essence of the classic science fiction novels, that sense of wonder and unfettered imagination but combined with this is the charm of a writer who really knows how to entertain, how to spin a good story. Essential science fiction, a book not to be missed."



"This is superior stuff, tackling big themes - gods, messiahs, artificial intelligence, alienness - with brio."

is a joy from start to finish. Entertaining, smart, surprising and unexpectedly human."―"Brilliant science fiction and far out world building"―"A refreshingly new take on post-dystopia civilizations, with the smartest evolutionary worldbuilding you'll ever read""A magnificently imaginative space opera."―"Like a Stephen Baxter novel with an epic sweep of history (see his, for example), added to a broad cast of a Peter Hamilton Space Opera and the narrative drive of, say, a David Brin or a Greg Bear old style SF novel,soon got me hooked.""The novel's clever interrogation of the usual narrative of planetary conquest, and its thoughtful depiction of two alien civilisations attempting to understand each other, is an exemplar of classic widescreen science fiction."―"An entertaining and thought provoking novel of post humanity, survival and legacy."―"Tchaikovsky's prose is superb, and his world-building was exceptional, brilliantly realized on the page, and both fascinating and original."―--This text refers to the paperback edition.