Language English Name Adrian Tchaikovsky Nationality British | Period 2008 - Present | |
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Occupation Author and Legal Executive Books Empire in Black and Gold, Dragonfly Falling, The Sea Watch: Shadows, Heirs of the Blade: Shadows, Blood of the Mantis | ||
An Interview With Adrian Tchaikovsky
Adrian Czajkowski (spelled as Adrian Tchaikovsky in his books) is a British fantasy and science fiction author. His best known work is the Shadows of the Apt series.
Contents
- An Interview With Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Arthur C Clark Awards 2016 Interview with Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Biography
- Awards and nominations
- Critical reception
- References
Adrian's novel Children of Time won the 30th Arthur C. Clarke Award on August 24, 2016 at a ceremony in London and was described by author James Lovegrove as "superior stuff, tackling big themes – gods, messiahs, artificial intelligence, alienness – with brio".
Arthur C Clark Awards 2016 - Interview with Adrian Tchaikovsky
Biography
Adrian Tchaikovsky was born in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire. He studied Zoology and Psychology at the University of Reading. He then qualified as a Legal Executive. He is currently employed as a Legal Executive in the Commercial Dispute Department of Blacks, Solicitors, Leeds. He lives in Leeds with his wife and son.
After fifteen years of trying to get published, Tchaikovsky obtained his first break in 2008. That year Empire in Black and Gold was published by Tor Books (UK) – an imprint of Pan Macmillan – in the United Kingdom. The series was later picked up for publication in America by Pyr Books. He has stated in his blog, that he chose to publish under the name Tchaikovsky, as the spelling of his given name could have caused potential difficulties for American and British readers in both spelling and pronunciation. This is a common marketing approach in both UK and US publishing industries, where the publishers feel a name should be altered to help sales. Subsequently, the American and German editions of the book and its sequels were published under the same name. Tchaikovsky expressed desire that the Polish editions of his novels be printed under his real name, but these too used "Tchaikovsky".
Awards and nominations
Adrian Tchaikovsky received the following literary awards and nominations:
2016: Arthur C. Clarke Award for Children of Time (winner)[1]
Critical reception
Longtime epic fantasy readers will find many familiar elements in this intriguing début...Patriotic but conflicted Wasp Thalric puts a sympathetic face on evil. Tchaikovsky exercises considerable talent in assembling these well-worn pieces into a new puzzle, developing an interesting story and world with humour and skilful prose. Readers may be pleasantly surprised to find themselves looking forward to future instalments. - Review of Empire in Black and Gold in the Publishers Weekly.
Tchaikovsky's fourth Shadows of the Apt installment is that rarest of gems in series fantasy: an intermediate book in which genuinely decisive events occur...Vast armies clash, but in the end the conflicts are determined by individual choices. Tchaikovsky tests all his characters in the full knowledge that many will fail, some heroically and others in despair. Readers who like their military fantasy to come with real consequences will be completely enthralled. - Review of Salute the Dark in the Publishers Weekly.