New Releases by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Who will inherit this new Earth? The last remnants of the human race left a dying Earth, desperate to find a new home among the stars. Following in the footsteps of their ancestors, they discover the greatest treasure of the past age -- a world terraformed and prepared for human life. But all is not right in this new Eden. In the long years since the planet was abandoned, the work of its architects has borne disastrous fruit. The planet is not waiting for them, pristine and unoccupied. New masters have turned it from a refuge into mankind''s worst nightmare. Now two civilizations are on a collision course, both testing the boundaries of what they will do to survive. As the fate of humanity hangs in the balance, who are the true heirs of this new Earth?

Maniye, child of Wolf and Tiger, has a new soul and a new shape. But as Champion of the Crown of the World, does she represent an opportunity for the North - or a threat? Travelling as a bodyguard to the Southern prince, with her warband of outcasts, she hopes to finally discover her true place in the world. But if only it was that simple. Tensions rise, and new allies face up to old enemies as civil war threatens to tear the South apart. Royal twins can''t share a throne, so one must be chosen. And whoever rules the southern Sun River Nation will hold the fate of the world in their hands. As the protector of one potential heir, Maniye soon finds herself at the eye of a political storm. Yet all the while, an enemy from the most ancient of times prepares for conquest, and could destroy everything in their path...

The Hyena and the Hawk is the conclusion to Adrian Tchaikovsky''s epic fantasy trilogy, Echoes of the Fall, following The Bear and the Serpent. ''A classically brilliant fantasy writer'' - Paul Cornell The unmaking of the world has begun. From the depths of the darkest myths, the soulless Plague People have returned. Their pale-walled camps obliterate villages, just as the terror they bring with them destroys minds. In their wake, nothing is left of the true people: not their places, not their ways. The Plague People will remake the world as though they had never been. The heroes and leaders of the true people - Maniye, Loud Thunder, Hesprec and Asman - will each fight the Plague People in their own ways. They will seek allies, gather armies and lead the charge. But a thousand swords or ten thousand spears will not suffice to turn back this enemy. The end is at hand for everything the true people know . . .

When the mighty and cruel must be brought low, it''s the killers and the schemers who emerge from the shadows. As plans twist and change, and our protagonists are foiled and beaten, one thing remains true: no matter the cost, the king must fall. The King Must Fall is a dark fantasy anthology featuring 19 titans of the dark and grimdark fantasy genres writing about rogues, assassins, mages, blackguards, and warriors on quests to kill their kings, rulers, captains, and leaders. Devin Madson Luke Scull Anna Smith Spark Anthony Ryan Michael R. Fletcher Jeremy Szal Lee Murray Daniel Polansky Shawn Speakman Adrian Tchaikovsky Trudi Canavan Alex Marshall Anna Stephens Justin Call Deborah A. Wolf Peter Orullian Kameron Hurley Matthew Ward Bradley P. Beaulieu

Ogres are bigger than you. Ogres are stronger than you. Ogres rule the world. It’s always idyllic in the village until the landlord comes to call. Because the landlord is an Ogre. And Ogres rule the world, with their size and strength and appetites. It’s always been that way. It’s the natural order of the world. And they only eat people sometimes. But when the headman’s son, Torquell, dares lift his hand against the landlord’s son, he sets himself on a path to learn the terrible truth about the Ogres, and about the dark sciences that ensured their rule.

Exciting new Warhammer 40,000 novel from Adrian Tchaikovsky/ On the forge world of Morod, the machines never stop and the work never ends. The population toil in the mines and factoria to protect humanity from the monsters in the void, while the Adeptus Mechanicus enjoy lives of palatial comfort. Genetor Gammat Triskellian seeks to end this stagnant corruption. When he learns of a twisted congregation operating within the shadows, one which believes that the tech-priests are keeping the people from their true salvation – a long-prophesied union with angels – he sees in them an opportunity to bring down Morad’s masters and reclaim the world in the name of progress. But sometimes, the only hope for real change lies in the coming of monsters.

All is in turmoil as the world moves towards war. In Solarno, the spies watch each other and ready their knives, while Myna sees the troops muster at its border and emotions run high as it vows never to be enslaved again. In Collegium, the students argue politics, too late to turn the tide. In the heart of the Empire, new pilots have completed their secretive training, generals are being recalled to service and armies are ready to march. Their Empress, the heir to two worlds, intends to claim her birthright. And nothing--either within the Empire or beyond it--will stand in her way. A conflict is coming, the like of which the insect-kinden have never seen.

Aux confins du Système solaire, la sonde spatiale Kaveney découvre... quelque chose — une structure fractale gigantesque dotée d’une propriété étonnante : elle semble présenter la même face quel que soit l’angle sous lequel on l’observe. Vite surnommé le Dieu-Grenouille en raison de son apparence vaguement batracienne, l’artefact fascine autant qu’il intrigue, d’autant que son origine non-humaine ne fait guère de doute. Face à l’enjeu majeur que représente pareille trouvaille, un équipage international de vingt-neuf membres est constitué. Avec pour mission, au terme d’un voyage de plusieurs dizaines d’années dans les flancs du Don Quichotte, de percer les mystères du Dieu-Grenouille. Or, ce qui attend ces ambassadeurs de l’humanité défie tous les pronostics. Toutes les merveilles. Toutes les horreurs...

"A Ursula Le Guin-like grace... Ten out of 10." —New York Times In Adrian Tchaikovsky''s Elder Race, a junior anthropologist on a distant planet must help the locals he has sworn to study to save a planet from an unbeatable foe. Lynesse is the lowly Fourth Daughter of the queen, and always getting in the way. But a demon is terrorizing the land, and now she’s an adult (albeit barely) with responsibilities (she tells herself). Although she still gets in the way, she understands that the only way to save her people is to invoke the pact between her family and the Elder sorcerer who has inhabited the local tower for as long as her people have lived here (though none in living memory has approached it). But Elder Nyr isn’t a sorcerer, and he is forbidden to help, and his knowledge of science tells him the threat cannot possibly be a demon... At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Arthur C. Clarke award-winning author of Children of Time brings us an extraordinary space opera about humanity on the brink of extinction, and how one man''s discovery will save or destroy us all. The war is over. Its heroes forgotten. Until one chance discovery . . . Idris has neither aged nor slept since they remade him in the war. And one of humanity''s heroes now scrapes by on a freelance salvage vessel, to avoid the attention of greater powers. After earth was destroyed, mankind created a fighting elite to save their species, enhanced humans such as Idris. In the silence of space they could communicate, mind-to-mind, with the enemy. Then their alien aggressors, the Architects, simply disappeared—and Idris and his kind became obsolete. Now, fifty years later, Idris and his crew have discovered something strange abandoned in space. It''s clearly the work of the Architects—but are they returning? And if so, why? Hunted by gangsters, cults and governments, Idris and his crew race across the galaxy hunting for answers. For they now possess something of incalculable value, that many would kill to obtain.

"Despite their tenuous peace, Stenwold Maker knows the Empire will return to Collegium. Yet even as he prepares the city for battle, these efforts are sabotaged. Ships sailing from Collegium''s harbour are sunk by pirates, while others just go missing. Lulled by lies and false promises, Stenwold''s allies are falling away too. He faces betrayal on every side, even as the Empire is poised to strike. Despite the city''s military might and technology, it may not have the strength to resist-- for others also covet Collegium''s riches, and forces are massing in the darkness"--Back cover.

« Je m’appelle Rex. Je suis un bon chien. » Rex est un bon chien. C’est un biomorphe, un animal génétiquement modifié, armé de fusils-mitrailleurs de très gros calibre et doté d’une voix synthétique créée pour instiller la peur. Avec Dragon, Miel et Abeilles, son escouade d’assaut multiforme, il intervient sur des zones de combat où les humains ne peuvent se risquer. Rex est un bon chien. Il obéit aux ordres du Maître, qui lui désigne les ennemis. Et des ennemis, il y en a beaucoup. Mais qui sont-ils réellement ? Se pourrait-il que le Maître outrepasse ses droits ? Et si le Maître n’était plus là ? Rex est un bon chien. Mais c’est surtout une arme de guerre hautement mortelle. Que se passerait-il s’il venait à se libérer de sa laisse ? Après les araignées du futur lointain de Dans la toile du temps, Adrian Tchaikovsky crée un personnage de chien intelligent aussi dangereux qu’attachant. Il met ainsi en lumière les conséquences, notamment éthiques, des recherches en biotechnologie.

Achaeos the seer has tracked the stolen Shadow Box to the marsh-town of Jerez, driven by the ghosts of the legendary Darakyon. But he has only days before this magical artifact will be lost to him forever . . . Meanwhile, the Empire''s dread forces are mustering for their next great offensive. Stenwold and followers have only a short time to gather allies, before the enemy''s soldiers march again - conquering everything in their path. If Stenwold cannot hold them back, the hated black and gold flag will fly over every city in the Lowlands before the year''s end.

Lee pensava di aver perso Mal, eppure ora è miracolosamente tornata. Ma cosa è successo quel giorno nella brughiera? E dov’è stata per tutto questo tempo? La ricomparsa di Mal non è passata inosservata nemmeno agli ufficiali dell’MI5 e Lee non è l’unica a porsi delle domande. Julian Sabreur sta indagando su un attacco alla fisica di punta Kay Amal Khan. Questo porta Julian a scontrarsi con agenti di un potere sconosciuto che possono essere umani o meno. Il suo unico indizio è un filmato sgranato che mostra una donna presumibilmente morta nella brughiera di Bodmin Moor. La ricerca della dottoressa Khan era solo teorica; poi le hanno mostrato alcune crepe tra il nostro mondo e le Terre parallele. Ora queste crepe si stanno allargando, per rivelare creature straordinarie. E quando le porte si aprono, qualsiasi essere può attraversarle... Dal vincitore del premio Arthur C. Clarke Adrian Tchaikovsky, Le porte dell’Eden è una straordinaria impresa di immaginazione e un’avventura che svela universi paralleli e i mostri che vi si nascondono.

Nobody remembers how the Causality War started; that’s sort of the point. We were time warriors, and we broke time. But I was the one who ended it: ended the fighting, tidied up the damage as much as I could. Then I came here, to the end of it all, and gave myself a mission: to never let it happen again.

The city states of the Lowlands have lived in peace and prosperity for decades, hailed as bastions of civilization and sophistication. That peace is about to end. Far from the Lowlands, an ancient empire has been conquering city after city with its highly trained armies and sophisticated combat techniques. Now it''s set its sights on a new prize. Only the ageing Stenwold Maker ? spymaster, artificer and statesman ? can see the threat. So it falls upon his shoulders to open the eyes of his people. For war will sweep across their lands, burning away everything in its path. Yet first, he must stop himself from becoming the empire''s latest victim.

Honey the genetically engineered bear starts a revolution on the Red Planet in the new novel from the Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author of Children of Time. WELCOME TO HELL CITY, MARS Jimmy Martin has a sore head. He''s used to smuggling illegal data in his headspace. But this is the first time it has started talking to him. The data claims to be a distinguished academic, author and civil rights activist. It also claims to be a bear. A bear named Honey. Jimmy has nothing against bioforms – he''s one himself, albeit one engineered out of human stock – and works with them everyday in Hell City, building the future, staking mankind''s claim to a new world: Mars. The problem is that humanity isn''t the only entity with designs on the Red Planet. Out in the airless desert there is another presence. A novel intelligence, elusive, unknowable and potentially lethal. And Honey is here to make contact with it, whether Jimmy likes it or not. Praise for Bear Head: ''An unashamedly thrilling escapade'' The Times ''Funny, appalling, gruesome and uplifting... Propelled by a cracking plot that balances dystopian satire with a palpable sense of moral peril'' Daily Mail ''An absolute whammy of a read, and a must for anyone who enjoys a smart, fast-paced, hugely entertaining blast of speculative fiction... This is one of those books where you can just throw yourself and abandon yourself to a fabulous story, knowing you will be entertained throughout'' LoveReading ''A rousing good read'' Guardian ''If you''re a fan of Black Mirror, this classic dystopian book will have you hooked within the first few pages. Smart, fast-paced, and razor-sharp, this book is surprisingly funny while still remaining deeply thought-provoking'' Daily Express

Four new tales of Doctors Catt and Fisher… Scholars, shopkeepers, collectors… aficionados. Obtainers of rare antiquities; relic hunters who can’t resist a lead, even when it takes them into terrible danger. There’s always an opportunity to be found amid the confusion, in the wake of the terrible Kinslayer War. There’s always a deal to be done, a tomb to open, a precious thing to… obtain. From encounters with the monstrous Vathesk to exploring new worlds; from wielding great power to do great good, to unearthing dark things best left lost. If you need the experts, if you can find your way to their Cherivell shop, maybe you can hire Doctors Catt and Fisher.

From the Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning Adrian Tchaikovsky, The Doors of Eden is an extraordinary feat of the imagination and a page-turning adventure about parallel universes and the monsters that they hide. They thought we were safe. They were wrong. Four years ago, two girls went looking for monsters on Bodmin Moor. Only one came back. Lee thought she''d lost Mal, but now she''s miraculously returned. But what happened that day on the moors? And where has she been all this time? Mal''s reappearance hasn''t gone unnoticed by MI5 officers either, and Lee isn''t the only one with questions. Julian Sabreur is investigating an attack on top physicist Kay Amal Khan. This leads Julian to clash with agents of an unknown power - and they may or may not be human. His only clue is grainy footage, showing a woman who supposedly died on Bodmin Moor. Dr Khan''s research was theoretical; then she found cracks between our world and parallel Earths. Now these cracks are widening, revealing extraordinary creatures. And as the doors crash open, anything could come through. "Tchaikovsky weaves a masterful tale... a suspenseful joyride through the multiverse." (Booklist)

FIREWALKERS ARE BRAVE FIREWALKERS ARE RESOURCEFUL FIREWALKERS ARE EXPENDABLE The Earth is burning. Nothing can survive at the Anchor; not without water and power. But the ultra-rich, waiting for their ride off the dying Earth? They can buy water. And thanks to their investment, the sun can provide power. But someone has to repair the solar panels when they fail, down in the deserts below. Kids like Mao, and Lupé, and Hotep; kids with brains and guts but no hope. The Firewalkers. “This is a must-read for fans of dystopian and climate change fiction.” - Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

Vor vielen Jahrtausenden ist die Menschheit in die Tiefen des Alls aufgebrochen, um neue Welten zu besiedeln. Als die ersten Terraformer bei dem Planeten Nod eintreffen, müssen sie feststellen, dass der Planet nicht so leblos ist, wie sie dachten. Inmitten der Lebensformen auf Nod finden sie aber noch etwas ganz anderes, viel Älteres – und es hat seit Äonen auf neue Wirtskörper gewartet ...

Sci-fi dystopie z daleké budoucnosti Země. Slunce pomalu vyhasíná a planeta Země už dávno není modrá. Existuje jediné město a v něm přežívá poslední lidská komunita. Za hranicemi města leží buď toxická masa oceánu, nebo divoká temná džungle obývaná příšerami a mutanty. Lidé žijí s vědomím neodvratně se blížícího konce. Ve stínu Zbraně. V touze po nesmrtelnosti provádějí genetické transformace nebo se pokoušejí uchovat zapomenuté umění číst a psát a zanechat zprávu o věku lidí. Nepohodlné a rebely posílají na Ostrov – trestaneckou kolonii v džungli. V jednom transportu je i Stefan Advani, rebel, psanec a hráč šachu, jeden z těch, kteří se snaží rozbít mříže klece duší. Toto je příběh o něm a konci civilizace. Přicházejí noví dědicové Země.

Sci-fi román o genetický upravených, obřích a neprůstřelných psech, kteří se stávají těžkou palebnou zbraní a pro své nepřátele jsou smrtelně nebezpečným soupeřem. Rex je geneticky upravená forma života, speciálně vyvinutá zbraň určená k šíření zkázy. Je to bioform. Vyvinul ho jeho Pán spolu s dalšími bioformy z jeho Smečky v anarchistické enklávě mexického státu Campache pro boj v jeho špinavé ilegální válce. Každý bioform má dostatečnou inteligenci pro plnění rozkazů a čip zpětné vazby, který ho odmění, když svůj úkol splní. Rex je pes a jediné, po čem touží, je být hodný pes. Stačí jediné, splnit vše, co po něm Pán chce. A Pán říká, že musí zabíjet nepřítele. Ale jak má poznat, kdo je nepřítel? Co se stane, když se vše zhroutí, bitvy jsou prohrány, válka ztracená a pán souzen jako válečný zločinec. Pamatuje Ženevská konvence na práva zbraní, jsou-li zároveň živými bytostmi? Má Rex a jemu podobní právo existovat? A co se stane, když se Rex vysmekne z vodítka? Nakladatelská anotace. Kráceno.

A prequel to the magical novella Made Things, Adrian Tchaikovsky''s "Precious Little Things" is a Tor.com Original short story offering a new perspective while set in the same action-packed gaslamp world. At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.