Heirs of the Blade

Brimming with imagination * SciFiNow *
The Shadows of the Apt series is simply one of the best epic fantasy series out there * LEC Book Reviews *
Super worldbuilding, great characters and extreme inventiveness * Fantasy Book Critic *
Epic fantasy at its best. Gripping, original and multi-layered storytelling from a writer bursting with lots of fascinating ideas * Walker of Worlds *
Full of sparking, speculative innovation – Stephen Baxter, author of the Xeelee Sequence, on The Doors of Eden
Breathtaking scope and vision. Adrian Tchaikovsky is one of our finest writers – Gareth Powell, author of Embers of War, on Children of Ruin
A joy from start to finish. Entertaining, smart, surprising and unexpectedly human – Patrick Ness, author of The Knife of Never Letting Go, on Children of Time

Adrian Tchaikovsky 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.

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. The Tiger and the Wolf won the British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel - and Children of Time won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. This was in the award’s thirtieth anniversary year.

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