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The Best of Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Author
- Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrator
- various
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 3 December 2026
- Run Time
- 20 hours 50 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Fantasy, Science fiction, Short stories
What to expect
37 stories; the ultimate collection of Tchaikovsky’s short(er) fiction.
Delve within...
Hungry ants that want to reconstruct the world in their own image. Occult investigations into private clubs. A philosopher’s attachment to his beloved pet. A new definition of battlefield archaeology.
What the homunculi do when the wizard’s away. A trans-dimensional theatre troupe. Murder by flower-arrangement. The infectious consequences of a fairytale wedding.
A magician conjures Sherlock Holmes. What happens when the mining robots mine, but not for you. The ultimate polycule. What is the groppler and why does it gropple?
Spanning the full spectrum of science fiction and fantasy to the deliciously strange, this collection stretches Tchaikovsky's prolific career, accompanied by a foreword from author of Old Man's War, John Scalzi.
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‘No one has an an imagination like Adrian Tchaikovsky.’ Jim Al-Khalili, presenter of BBC Radio 4's The Life Scientific
'I swear the man is some kind of genius.' Peter Watts, author of Blindsight
'This is superior stuff.' Financial Times
Critics Review
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BESTSELLING AUTHOR ADRIAN TCHAIKOVSKY:
'No one has an an imagination like Adrian Tchaikovsky.’ Jim Al-Khalili, presenter of BBC Radio 4's The Life Scientific
'I swear the man is some kind of genius.' Peter Watts, author of Blindsight
'This is superior stuff.'Financial Times
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Details
- Author
- Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrator
- various
- Duration
- 20 hours 50 minutes
- Release Date
- 3 December 2026
- ISBN
- 9781035930272
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Fantasy, Science fiction, Short stories
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents The Best of Adrian Tchaikovsky, read by Emma Newman, Rod Hallet, Gabrielle Nellis-Pain, Mel Hudson, Al Barclay, Sophie Aldred, Laurence Bouvard, John Pirhalla, Nathan Osgood, William Hope, Ben Allen, John Scalzi and Adrian Tchaikovsky.37 stories; the ultimate collection of Tchaikovsky’s short(er) fiction.Delve within...Hungry ants that want to reconstruct the world in their own image. Occult investigations into private clubs. A philosopher’s attachment to his beloved pet. A new definition of battlefield archaeology. What the homunculi do when the wizard’s away. A trans-dimensional theatre troupe. Murder by flower-arrangement. The infectious consequences of a fairytale wedding. A magician conjures Sherlock Holmes. What happens when the mining robots mine, but not for you. The ultimate polycule. What is the groppler and why does it gropple?Spanning the full spectrum of science fiction and fantasy to the deliciously strange, this collection stretches Tchaikovsky's prolific career, accompanied by a foreword from author of Old Man's War, John Scalzi.***‘No one has an an imagination like Adrian Tchaikovsky.’ Jim Al-Khalili, presenter of BBC Radio 4's The Life Scientific'I swear the man is some kind of genius.' Peter Watts, author of Blindsight'This is superior stuff.' Financial Times
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