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Adrian Tchaikovsky Books in Order

Adrian Tchaikovsky has written 83 books, published between 2008 and 2026. The first book is Empire in Black and Gold (2008) and the newest is Green City Wars (2026). 3 more titles are announced, the first of them Last Song of Ash (2027). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
83 + 3 announced
Published
2008–2026
Confirmed
58 of 86 titles
Pages on record
10,280 in 27 of 86 books
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Photo of Adrian Tchaikovsky, author

Adrian Tchaikovsky is the name under which British author Adrian Czajkowski, born in June 1972, publishes fantasy and science fiction. The natural world shapes the writing, which often treats artificial intelligence and alienness through non-human characters. Tchaikovsky is best known for Shadows of the Apt and for the Children of Time series, which won a Hugo Award; Children of Time also took the 30th Arthur C. Clarke Award in 2016. The catalogue holds 86 books, opening with Empire in Black and Gold (2008), and Last Song of Ash is due in 2027. Further series include Final Architecture, Tyrant Philosophers, Dogs of War and Echoes of the Fall.

How many Adrian Tchaikovsky books are there?

Adrian Tchaikovsky has 83 published books, released between 2008 and 2026. They include 13 series and 24 titles listed outside any series. 3 more are announced, starting with Last Song of Ash (2027).

Adrian Tchaikovsky Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 86 Adrian Tchaikovsky books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Empire in Black and Gold by Adrian Tchaikovsky, book 1 of the Shadows of the Apt series (2008)
  2. Cover of Dragonfly Falling by Adrian Tchaikovsky, book 2 of the Shadows of the Apt series (2009)
  3. Cover of Blood of the Mantis by Adrian Tchaikovsky, book 3 of the Shadows of the Apt series (2009)
  4. Cover of Salute the Dark by Adrian Tchaikovsky, book 4 of the Shadows of the Apt series (2010)
  5. Cover of The Scarab Path by Adrian Tchaikovsky, book 5 of the Shadows of the Apt series (2010)
  6. Cover of The Sea Watch by Adrian Tchaikovsky, book 6 of the Shadows of the Apt series (2011)
  7. Cover of Heirs of the Blade by Adrian Tchaikovsky, book 7 of the Shadows of the Apt series (2011)
  8. Cover of The Air War by Adrian Tchaikovsky, book 8 of the Shadows of the Apt series (2012)
  9. Cover of War Master's Gate by Adrian Tchaikovsky, book 10 of the Shadows of the Apt series (2013)
  10. Cover of Seal of the Worm by Adrian Tchaikovsky, book 11 of the Shadows of the Apt series (2014)
  11. Cover of Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky, book 1 of the Children of Time series (2015)
  12. Cover of Guns of the Dawn by Adrian Tchaikovsky (2015)
  13. Cover of Spoils of War by Adrian Tchaikovsky, book 1 of the Tales of the Apt series (2016)
  14. Cover of Spiderlight by Adrian Tchaikovsky (2016)
  15. Cover of Dogs of War by Adrian Tchaikovsky, book 1 of the Dogs of War series (2017)
  16. Cover of Ironclads by Adrian Tchaikovsky, book 1 of the Terrible Worlds: Revolutions series (2017)
  17. Cover of The Bear and the Serpent by Adrian Tchaikovsky, book 2 of the Echoes of the Fall series (2017)
  18. Cover of Redemption's Blade by Adrian Tchaikovsky, book 1 of the After The War series (2018)
  19. Cover of The Expert System's Brother by Adrian Tchaikovsky, book 1 of the Expert System series (2018)
  20. Cover of For Love of Distant Shores by Adrian Tchaikovsky, book 3 of the Tales of the Apt series (2018)
  21. Cover of The Hyena and the Hawk by Adrian Tchaikovsky, book 3 of the Echoes of the Fall series (2018)
  22. Cover of The Scent of Tears by Adrian Tchaikovsky, book 4 of the Tales of the Apt series (2018)
  23. Cover of Walking to Aldebaran by Adrian Tchaikovsky, book 1 of the Terrible Worlds: Destinations series (2019)
  24. Cover of Children of Ruin by Adrian Tchaikovsky, book 2 of the Children of Time series (2019)
  1. 1
    Empire in Black and GoldShadows of the Apt #12008 · confirmed 3/4
    2008–
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  2. 2
    Dragonfly FallingShadows of the Apt #22009 · 673 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009673
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  3. 3
    Blood of the MantisShadows of the Apt #32009 · confirmed 3/4
    2009–
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  4. 4
    Salute the DarkShadows of the Apt #42010 · 325 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010325
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  5. 5
    The Scarab PathShadows of the Apt #52010 · 505 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010505
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  6. 6
    The Sea WatchShadows of the Apt #62011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  7. 7
    Heirs of the BladeShadows of the Apt #72011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  8. 8
    Queen of the Night2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  9. 9
    The Air WarShadows of the Apt #82012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  10. 10
    Heart of the GreenShadows of the Apt #92012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  11. 11
    The Chains of Helleron2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  12. 12
    Family Business2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  13. 13
    Feast and FamineImaginings #62013 · confirmed 3/4
    2013–
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  14. 14
    War Master's GateShadows of the Apt #102013 · 715 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013715
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  15. 15
    Nature Futures 2Nature Futures #22014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  16. 16
    Seal of the WormShadows of the Apt #112014 · 500 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014500
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  17. 17
    The Bloody DelugeAfterblight Chronicles #172014 · confirmed 3/4
    2014–
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  18. 18
    Children of TimeChildren of Time #12015 · 600 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015600
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  19. 19
    Guns of the Dawn2015 · 672 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015672
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  20. 20
    Spoils of WarTales of the Apt #12016 · 258 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016258
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  21. 21
    The Tiger and the WolfEchoes of the Fall #12016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016–
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  22. 22
    Spiderlight2016 · 296 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016296
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  23. 23
    Even in the Cannon's MouthMonstrous Little Voices #42016 · confirmed 3/4
    2016–
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  24. 24
    Monstrous Little Voices2016 · confirmed 1/4
    2016–
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  25. 25
    Dogs of WarDogs of War #12017 · confirmed 3/4
    2017–
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  26. 26
    IroncladsTerrible Worlds: Revolutions #12017 · 200 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017200
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  27. 27
    Precious Little ThingsMade Things #12017 · confirmed 3/4
    2017–
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  28. 28
    A Time for GriefTales of the Apt #22017 · confirmed 3/4
    2017–
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  29. 29
    The Bear and the SerpentEchoes of the Fall #22017 · 544 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017544
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  30. 30
    Evil is a Matter of PerspectiveAnnwn Cycle #42017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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Adrian Tchaikovsky series and characters in order

Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.

Adrian Tchaikovsky books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.

Shadows of the Apt books in order

11 books by Adrian Tchaikovsky
  1. 1. Empire in Black and Gold
  2. 2. Dragonfly Falling
  3. 3. Blood of the Mantis
  4. 4. Salute the Dark
  5. 5. The Scarab Path
  6. 6. The Sea Watch
  7. 7. Heirs of the Blade
  8. 8. The Air War
  9. 9. Heart of the Green
  10. 10. War Master's Gate
  11. 11. Seal of the Worm

Tyrant Philosophers in order

6 books
  1. 1. City of Last Chances
  2. 2. House of Open Wounds
  3. 3. Days of Shattered Faith
  4. 4. Lives of Bitter Rain
  5. 5. Pretenders to the Throne of God
  6. 6. The Grave of Perfection

Warhammer: Age of Sigmar in order

5 books
  1. 147. Conquest Unbound: Stories from the Mortal Realms
  2. 184. Web of Ruin
  3. 191. On the Shoulders of Giants and Other Stories
  4. 192. Written In Stars
  5. 195. Starseer's Ruin

Tales of the Apt in order

4 books
  1. 1. Spoils of War
  2. 2. A Time for Grief
  3. 3. For Love of Distant Shores
  4. 4. The Scent of Tears

Final Architecture in order

4 books
  1. 1. Shards of Earth
  2. 2. Eyes of the Void
  3. 3. Lords of Uncreation
  4. 4. Salvation’s Child

Echoes of the Fall in order

3 books
  1. 1. The Tiger and the Wolf
  2. 2. The Bear and the Serpent
  3. 3. The Hyena and the Hawk

Dogs of War in order

3 books
  1. 1. Dogs of War
  2. 2. Bear Head
  3. 3. Bee Speaker

Terrible Worlds: Revolutions in order

3 books
  1. 1. Ironclads
  2. 2. Firewalkers
  3. 3. Ogres

Terrible Worlds: Destinations in order

3 books
  1. 1. Walking to Aldebaran
  2. 2. One Day All This Will Be Yours
  3. 3. And Put Away Childish Things

Made Things in order

2 books
  1. 1. Precious Little Things
  2. 2. Made Things

After The War in order

2 books
  1. 1. Redemption's Blade
  2. 3. The Tales of Catt and Fisher

Expert System in order

2 books
  1. 1. The Expert System's Brother
  2. 2. The Expert System’s Champion

Elder Race in order

2 books
  1. 1. Elder Race
  2. 2. Engines of Reason

Terrible Worlds: Transformations in order

2 books
  1. 1. Saturation Point
  2. 2. Preaching to the Choir

Nature Futures in order

1 book
  1. 2. Nature Futures 2

Monstrous Little Voices in order

1 book
  1. 4. Even in the Cannon's Mouth

Annwn Cycle in order

1 book
  1. 4. Evil is a Matter of Perspective

Imaginings in order

1 book
  1. 6. Feast and Famine

Inferno in order

1 book
  1. 6. Inferno! Volume 6

Afterblight Chronicles in order

1 book
  1. 17. The Bloody Deluge

Standalone books

24 books

24 Adrian Tchaikovsky titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Adrian Tchaikovsky books in order?

You only need to read Adrian Tchaikovsky books in order within each series: the books listed here span 13 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Adrian Tchaikovsky

Start with the first book of the Adrian Tchaikovsky series you want to read: Children of Time starts with Children of Time (2015) and Shadows of the Apt starts with Empire in Black and Gold (2008). The earliest catalogued title overall is Empire in Black and Gold (2008).

What is the newest Adrian Tchaikovsky book?

Green City Wars (2026) is the newest Adrian Tchaikovsky book released so far.

Is there a new Adrian Tchaikovsky book coming?

Yes. Last Song of Ash (2027) is the next Adrian Tchaikovsky book announced in the catalogue. A publication year announced this far ahead moves, so it is worth rechecking: every announced title dated after 2026 sits on the upcoming book releases page.

Awards Adrian Tchaikovsky has won

Wikidata records 8 awards and 29 nominations for Adrian Tchaikovsky. The most recent 12 are listed here. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

Adrian Tchaikovsky at a glance

Still publishing
Adrian Tchaikovsky is still publishing. Last Song of Ash is announced for 2027.
Release pace
Adrian Tchaikovsky books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
10,280 pages across the 27 of 86 books with a recorded length, a median of 325 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Adrian Tchaikovsky books, 44 of 86, were published in the 2020s.

What the Adrian Tchaikovsky books are about

33 of the 86 Adrian Tchaikovsky books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 15 of 33. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.