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Adrian Tchaikovsky
@aptshadow.bsky.social
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Author: Children of Time, Shadows of the Apt, Final Architecture, City of Last Chances and others. adriantchaikovsky.com
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nxt191.bsky.social
In case it helps someone else:

They are still available but Goldsboro is weird about it and hides them, even when searching for „Adrian Tchaikovsky“

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Pretenders to the Throne of God
Arthur C. Clarke winner and Sunday Times bestseller returns to a world steeped in magic - and the Tyrant Philosophers' campaign to bring reason, logic and 'perfection' to it.As the Palleseen's campaig...
goldsborobooks.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:38 PM
aptshadow.bsky.social
DPD email: ‘we’re expecting your parcel.’ No suggestion from whom, or when, or indeed any other info than there may be a parcel at some point in the future. Like the worst fortune teller in the world. Like telling Caesar ‘beware some random date for no reason!’
February 6, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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Just signed a few Goldsboro special editions of Pretenders to the Throne of God (Tyrant Philosophers book 4)
February 6, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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j-tkelly.bsky.social
Red Ogre (@ogre.red) gets rights to your work upon *submission*.

And those rights are ridiculous. They can change your work, not credit you, use your work for advertising, or put it in an anthology.

Don't submit to this one, folks.
Content Licensing# Content submissions of any type to Red Ogre Review are conditioned on, and evidence of, your explicit agreement that in exchange for Red Ogre Review’s evaluation of your content submission for potential publication with Red Ogre Review or any other publication outlet, you intentionally and unreservedly grant Red Ogre Review an unrestricted, transferable, and nonrevocable worldwide license and right to use the submission content on this site and in any reproduced, related, or derivative materials, including in print books and in electronic books produced by Red Ogre Review, and on social media channels operated by or affiliated with Red Ogre Review, without expectation of any cash payment, royalty payments, or any other valuable compensation; you also irrevocably waive in their entirety any current or future exercise of “natural rights” or “moral rights of authors” as may potentially be asserted.
February 4, 2026 at 8:48 PM
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Time for another giveaway! One lucky reader will win a copy of our signed limited edition of @aptshadow.bsky.social's ALIEN CLAY! To enter, tell us your favorite alien world (and Dune is not allowed as an answer--too easy!). Int'l, ends 2/11 at noon ET.
Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky SubPress edition cover with Signed Limited Edition Giveaway
February 5, 2026 at 5:26 PM
aptshadow.bsky.social
I'm talking with Gareth in Cardiff as part of the Children of Strife release tour (full details here adriantchaikovsky.com/events.html)
February 5, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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garethlpowell.bsky.social
I got sent an early copy of Children of Strife by my good friend @aptshadow.bsky.social to read in advance of our talk at Waterstones Cardiff on Sunday 29th March. Details and tickets available via the events page on the @waterstones.bsky.social website.
February 5, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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The True Stories Behind The Photographs In The Habitat Catalogues Of The 1970s: www.tom-cox.com/the-true-sto...
The True Stories Behind The Photographs In The Habitat Catalogues Of The 1970s
This is a piece I wrote a while ago but I wanted to make it free to read again. I wrote it during the very early stages of planning for my novel 1983 when a memory popped up of wandering around the No...
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January 23, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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BTW there are also a couple of other Kindle deals today on @aptshadow.bsky.social books - The Hungry Gods and Human Resources.
February 5, 2026 at 1:34 PM
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If you do Kindle (other ebook readers are available) then Shroud by @aptshadow.bsky.social is 99p currently. It's a thrilling tale of survival on an alien planet with some properly compelling "alien" aliens. Definitely one of my favourite books I've read so far this year.
Shroud: A gripping first contact story from the Arthur C. Clarke Award winner eBook : Tchaikovsky, Adrian: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
Shroud: A gripping first contact story from the Arthur C. Clarke Award winner eBook : Tchaikovsky, Adrian: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
February 5, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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gusryer.bsky.social
Had a fantastic time with CITY OF LAST CHANCES, by
@aptshadow.bsky.social. This fantasy ranges across the titular city, reminding me of Les Mis (at least how I imagine it). Loved how the city itself is the protagonist.

If you're looking for a great read to sink into, grab a copy! #Reading #BookSky
A hand holds a copy of CITY OF LAST CHANCES by Adrian Tchaikovsky against a backdrop of crowded bookshelves. The cover shows a red and black sketch-style drawing featuring fragmented locations within an industrial fantasy city all stitched together as a whole.
February 4, 2026 at 4:41 PM
aptshadow.bsky.social
New paint! My first Horus Heresy stuff. Mostly it hasn’t interested me because space marines are space marines but these guys…
Armoured space soldiers with axes and energy shotguns A squad of Flash Gordon looking miniatures with bucket helmets, rifles and swords A big bipedal walker with a laser cannon surrounded by troops Another squad of soldiers including a Romanesque standard bearer
February 4, 2026 at 11:03 AM
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benjymous.bsky.social
Life imitates Art again - One of the plots in @aptshadow.bsky.social 's excellent Service Model is the AI getting more and more bogged down with long and contradictory to-do lists which it can never help to resolve, but has to keep checking anyway
demongrrl.gay demon grrl 😈🏳️‍⚧️ @demongrrl.gay · 5d
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*breathes*

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
Twitter post from @BenjaminDEKR “OpenClaw is interesting, but will also drain your wallet if you aren't careful. Last night around midnight I loaded my Anthropic API account with $20, then went to bed. When I woke up, my Anthropic balance was $O. Opus was checking "is it daytime yet?" every 30 minutes, paying $0.75 each time to conclude "no, it's still night." Doing literally nothing, OpenClaw spent the entire balance. How? The "Heartbeat" cron job, even though literally the only thing I had going was one silly reminder, ("remind me tomorrow to get milk")” Continuation of twitter post “1. Sent ~120,000 tokens of context to Opus 4.5 2. Opus read HEARTBEAT md, thought about reminders 3. Replied "HEARTBEAT_OK" 4. Cost: ~$0.75 per heartbeat (cache writes) The damage: - Overnight = ~25+ heartbeats - 25 × $0.75 = ~$18.75 just from heartbeats alone - Plus regular conversation = ~$20 total The absurdity: Opus was essentially checking "is it daytime yet?" every 30 minutes, paying $0.75 each time to conclude "no, it's still night." The problem is: 1. Heartbeat uses Opus (most expensive model) for a trivial check 2. Sends the entire conversation context (~120k tokens) each time 3. Runs every 30 minutes regardless of whether anything needs checking That's $750 a month if this runs, to occasionally remind me stuff? Yeah, no. Not great.”
February 2, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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solarisbooks.bsky.social
Throughout the month of February, UK readers can snap up the eBook of @aptshadow.bsky.social 's latest TERRIBLE WORLDS standalone novella THE HUNGRY GODS for just 99p!

Now there's a deal that's just too good to miss!

Buy now 👉 https://amzn.to/49T2TNh
The book cover for THE HUNGRY GODS by Adrian Tchaikovsky on an eReader with a tan circle with white text "99p" against a metal background.
February 2, 2026 at 3:47 PM
aptshadow.bsky.social
A lovely (if somewhat spoilers!) review of Children of Strife (out March) - also includes a rundown of the previous books in brief.
thefantasyhive.bsky.social The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 4d
TO was super fortunate to receive an advanced copy of @aptshadow.bsky.social's much anticipated upcoming CHILDREN OF STRIFE:

"This book is an absolute treat and a fitting additional jewel in the crown of the 'Children of' series."

More: tinyurl.com/p5vuzktf

@panmacmillan.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 1:28 PM
aptshadow.bsky.social
Indiegogo currently have an offer on ‘most anticipated books’ including Children of Strife. www.indigo.ca/en-ca/sale/m... - lasts until 8th Feb and it’s 25% off.
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February 2, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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"In these astonishing works, de Bodard takes us somewhere unique. A labyrinthine region of dark imagination unlike anything the genre has seen before. Simultaneously an alternative history and a wholly fantastical landscape"
@aptshadow.bsky.social
aliettedebodard.com Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · Dec 3
I'm relaunching Dominion of the Fallen in the US with @awfulagent.bsky.social
Magnificent covers by @fringe-element.net
Deliciously gothic atmosphere, queer characters from across the world, and high intrigue--in a Paris wrecked by magical cataclysms
March 10th, 2026!

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Cover of the House of Shattered Wings by Aliette de Bodard: a banyan tree with grey heraldry showing Notre Dame bisected by a sword The text above reads "Enter a Ruined Paris", and below "March 10, 2026" Cover of The House of Binding Thorns by Aliette de Bodard: a dragon wrapped around grey heraldry showing a crowned hawthorn tree. The background is blue with spatters of grungy black The text reads "Ruled by Fallen Angels..." and "March 10, 2026" Cover of The House of Sundering Flames by Aliette de Bodard: a tiger in flames wrapped around grey heraldry showing a hawk above a tower The background is blue with spatters of grungy black The text reads "And Dragons of the depths", "March 10, 2026" Covers of all three books, The House of Shattered Wings (banyan tree and Notre Dame), The House of Binding Thorns (eastern dragon and crowned hawthorn tree), The House of Sundering Flames (tiger in flames and hawk over tower) The text reads "Read the Complete Trilogy", "Available in Ebook and Trade Paperback March 10, 2026"
February 2, 2026 at 8:10 AM
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You know what; here's a story about actual grief involving AIs and simulations of dead people
clarkesworldmagazine.com/debodard_01_...
February 2, 2026 at 12:05 AM
aptshadow.bsky.social
New website post: the @goonhammer.com 2025 award results adriantchaikovsky.com
Adrian Tchaikovsky, science fiction and fantasy author
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February 1, 2026 at 10:38 PM
aptshadow.bsky.social
I've noticed a microgenre shift in SF over the last year - or possibly just in the books I've come across. Specifically, a bit of a boom in big concept space opera books working in the Banks/Hamilton ideaspace. Meaning SF that simultaneously delivers a strong action storyline against a backdrop
February 1, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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tg0rm.bsky.social
The Shroud by @aptshadow.bsky.social is currently 99p on Kindle
February 1, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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Zephyr is an anarchist TTRPG in which you journey a sentient. walking landmass, live through myths, and take on epic Obligations to connect far off communities through sentimental bonds!

Get it w/free shipping in the US at tabletopbookshelf.com/products/zep... and elsewhere at araukana.com/store
Zephyr interior spread where a Windfolk is seen prostrated before a majestic Fleeting A spread of the Myth of the Stranger Kings, which explains the origin of Kings in Windfolk society
January 31, 2026 at 6:25 AM
aptshadow.bsky.social
Delighted to see Shroud and Lives of Bitter Rain on the Locus rec list - if you’ve enjoyed and would like to vote there’s a link to their polling form in the article.
February 1, 2026 at 2:52 PM
aptshadow.bsky.social
Got to watch a lot of stuff this weekend, unusually for
Me. As well as Flow, I got series 1 of Murderbot, which was excellent, and de Toro’s Frankenstein, which I also enjoyed, especially Elordi’s creature.
February 1, 2026 at 10:31 AM
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nickpheas.bsky.social
So monthly #UKSFFBookBargains time.

Lets start with @aptshadow.bsky.social since his books are always worth a look.

Shroud is a delightful first contact story in which two humans crash on a truly nasty planet

www.amazon.co.uk/Shroud-gripp...

www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...
www.amazon.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 9:19 AM