Made Things

Thieves, mages, and miniature golems run afoul of each other in this charming novella set in a steampunk fantasy world … The dashingly roguish cast, clever prose and well-placed moments of heartfelt emotion are sure to delight * Publishers Weekly *A classically brilliant fantasy writer, a pusher of boundaries, a great storyteller – Paul Cornell, author of Witches of LychfordOne of the most interesting and accomplished writers in speculative fiction – Christopher Paolini, author of Eragon and To Sleep in a Sea of StarsEqually deft in the realms of science fiction and fantasy adventure, Adrian Tchaikovsky knows how to take you to a place, no matter the setting – SciFiNow on The Tiger and the WolfIntelligent, funny, ultimately heart-breaking, and unforgettable – Stephen Baxter, author of Proxima, on Service ModelPicking up an Adrian Tchaikovsky book is proof you love your brain and want it to be happy – John Scalzi, author of Starter VillainThis is Tchaikovsky at his best . . . in this time of potential self-aware AI, and actual wholesale inhumanity . . this reprint [is] particularly timely – Paul St John Mackintosh. the author of The Echo of the Sea and Other Strange War Stories

Adrian Tchaikovsky was born in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, has practised law and now writes full time. He’s also studied stage-fighting, perpetrated amateur dramatics and has a keen interest in entomology and table-top games.

Adrian is the author of the critically acclaimed Shadows of the Apt series, the Echoes of the Fall series and other novels, novellas and short stories. Children of Time won the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award, and Children of Ruin and Shards of Earth both won the British Science Fiction Award for Best Novel. The Tiger and the Wolf won the British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel, while And Put Away Childish Things won the BSFA Award for Best Shorter Fiction.

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