Shadows of the Apt

And lo! it was foretold…

2009-10-27T23:43:40Z

For Salute the Dark being none other than book 4 of Shadows of the Apt by some hack or other, is now into pre-sales and you can see some details, as well as the frankly wonderful cover by Jon...

Adrian Tchaikovsky, fantasy author, due to be published in July 2008. A journal to plot a course through the writing and publication process, to help up-and-coming writers, to give an insight into the industry and, lets face it, to publicise the book, just a little? The novel is Empire in Black and Gold, and has been picked up by Macmillan. Its the first in a fairly non-standard epic fantasy series that revolves around insect totems, evolving technology and a setting best described as Ancient Greece meets World War II. With insects.

Fragile Things

2009-09-28T21:11:54Z

I’m happy at the moment, because I have been afforded the opportunity to revisit my childhood (1) (2) I have been on the hunt for some time for a book that I remember from my tender years....

Adrian Tchaikovsky, fantasy author, due to be published in July 2008. A journal to plot a course through the writing and publication process, to help up-and-coming writers, to give an insight into the industry and, lets face it, to publicise the book, just a little? The novel is Empire in Black and Gold, and has been picked up by Macmillan. Its the first in a fairly non-standard epic fantasy series that revolves around insect totems, evolving technology and a setting best described as Ancient Greece meets World War II. With insects.

The Naturalist, by Adrian Tchaikovsky

2009-09-28T20:31:04Z

Apologies for the gap in posting, but life has been hectic all roung. New job, for example. Yes, day job, still. The whole writing shenanigan is not enough to settle the bills as of...

Adrian Tchaikovsky, fantasy author, due to be published in July 2008. A journal to plot a course through the writing and publication process, to help up-and-coming writers, to give an insight into the industry and, lets face it, to publicise the book, just a little? The novel is Empire in Black and Gold, and has been picked up by Macmillan. Its the first in a fairly non-standard epic fantasy series that revolves around insect totems, evolving technology and a setting best described as Ancient Greece meets World War II. With insects.

Signings, cyborgs and other oddities

2009-08-22T23:16:28Z

Another brief B-road of the information superhighway: I will be signing at Garforth Independent Bookshop at 11.00am til noon, Saturday 29th August, if you’ve missed me at Leeds,...

Adrian Tchaikovsky, fantasy author, due to be published in July 2008. A journal to plot a course through the writing and publication process, to help up-and-coming writers, to give an insight into the industry and, lets face it, to publicise the book, just a little? The novel is Empire in Black and Gold, and has been picked up by Macmillan. Its the first in a fairly non-standard epic fantasy series that revolves around insect totems, evolving technology and a setting best described as Ancient Greece meets World War II. With insects.

Loose Notes

2009-08-05T18:40:45Z

A series of quick-fire notes on the eve of my setting off for London for Official Release Debauchery (tm): I’ve put up a new short story. Actually I lie: this is the story that was published...

Adrian Tchaikovsky, fantasy author, due to be published in July 2008. A journal to plot a course through the writing and publication process, to help up-and-coming writers, to give an insight into the industry and, lets face it, to publicise the book, just a little? The novel is Empire in Black and Gold, and has been picked up by Macmillan. Its the first in a fairly non-standard epic fantasy series that revolves around insect totems, evolving technology and a setting best described as Ancient Greece meets World War II. With insects.

The Sun of the Morning, by Adrian Tchaikovsky

2009-08-05T18:27:03Z

This is the story that appeared in Deathray a few months back, which they’re happy for me to repost on here by now. I’m planning this to be the first in a sequence, but we’ll see...

Adrian Tchaikovsky, fantasy author, due to be published in July 2008. A journal to plot a course through the writing and publication process, to help up-and-coming writers, to give an insight into the industry and, lets face it, to publicise the book, just a little? The novel is Empire in Black and Gold, and has been picked up by Macmillan. Its the first in a fairly non-standard epic fantasy series that revolves around insect totems, evolving technology and a setting best described as Ancient Greece meets World War II. With insects.

We, the Undersigned

2009-07-11T20:20:18Z

It’s that time of year again (1). Blood of the Mantis, Shadows of the Apt book 3, is being let out of its cage on the 7th of August, and, cometh the book, cometh the signings. We’re...

Adrian Tchaikovsky, fantasy author, due to be published in July 2008. A journal to plot a course through the writing and publication process, to help up-and-coming writers, to give an insight into the industry and, lets face it, to publicise the book, just a little? The novel is Empire in Black and Gold, and has been picked up by Macmillan. Its the first in a fairly non-standard epic fantasy series that revolves around insect totems, evolving technology and a setting best described as Ancient Greece meets World War II. With insects.

New Story: A Necessary Void, by Grahame Jones

2009-07-09T21:15:15Z

I’m delighted to bring you a new piece of fiction, set in the post-war Commonweal and focusing on Roach-kinden, amongst others, by new writer Grahame Jones. The story is here. Grahame...

Adrian Tchaikovsky, fantasy author, due to be published in July 2008. A journal to plot a course through the writing and publication process, to help up-and-coming writers, to give an insight into the industry and, lets face it, to publicise the book, just a little? The novel is Empire in Black and Gold, and has been picked up by Macmillan. Its the first in a fairly non-standard epic fantasy series that revolves around insect totems, evolving technology and a setting best described as Ancient Greece meets World War II. With insects.

No Matter How Thin You Slice It, It’s Still Granola (1)

2009-07-09T21:12:01Z

Being the latest in my occasional rants about foodstuffs. This has nothing to do with he book (2). In one of my sporadic and ill-informed attempts to eat more healthily I decided that I would forego...

Adrian Tchaikovsky, fantasy author, due to be published in July 2008. A journal to plot a course through the writing and publication process, to help up-and-coming writers, to give an insight into the industry and, lets face it, to publicise the book, just a little? The novel is Empire in Black and Gold, and has been picked up by Macmillan. Its the first in a fairly non-standard epic fantasy series that revolves around insect totems, evolving technology and a setting best described as Ancient Greece meets World War II. With insects.

Terminator 5 : you heard it here first.

2009-06-21T23:31:34Z

Or at least I think it’s 5. Is the one that;s just been released 4? Only I got talking recently and the subject came up of the Terminator franchise. Now I’ve not seen Terminator 4....

Adrian Tchaikovsky, fantasy author, due to be published in July 2008. A journal to plot a course through the writing and publication process, to help up-and-coming writers, to give an insight into the industry and, lets face it, to publicise the book, just a little? The novel is Empire in Black and Gold, and has been picked up by Macmillan. Its the first in a fairly non-standard epic fantasy series that revolves around insect totems, evolving technology and a setting best described as Ancient Greece meets World War II. With insects.