The Bear and the Serpent

A classically brilliant fantasy writer, a pusher of boundaries, a great storyteller – Paul Cornell, author of Witches of Lychford
One of the most interesting and accomplished writers in speculative fiction – Christopher Paolini, author of Eragon and To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
It’s addictively brilliant! The protagonist is vivid and sympathetic - and I love both the story and the world Adrian has created. It’s meticulously thought out and utterly believable – John Gwynne, author of Shadow of the Gods, on The Tiger and the Wolf
Equally 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 Wolf
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 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.

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