Shroud

Thrilling, terrifying and fascinating in equal measure. A gripping story of survival and human endeavour against all odds. The most thought-provoking book I’ve read in a long time – Tim Peake, British ESA astronautCrunchy, conceptual SF at its best … the best alien contact novel I’ve read since Peter Watts’ Blindsight, and that is high praise indeed – Richard Morgan, author of Altered CarbonClever, vivid and terrifying. Shroud is probably the most alien world anyone could possibly imagine. But no one has an imagination like Adrian Tchaikovsky – Jim Al-Khalili, presenter of BBC Radio 4’s The Life ScientificThe most inventive alien world I’ve ever encountered in SF … Pure Tchaikovsky. I swear the man is some kind of genius – Peter Watts, author of BlindsightAdrian Tchaikovsky explores worlds where no one else would dare to go, and the unimaginable becomes believable … This is hard-edged science fiction that never loses its soul – Sue Burke, author of SemiosisA terrifically gripping story of survival and First Contact on a pitch-black death world … Bravo! – Paul McAuley, author of The Quiet WarTchaikovsky is writing at the very peak of his powers and he is fizzing with more interesting ideas than any one human has a right to * New Scientist *Simply put, Shroud is the best first-contact novel I have read in years * Locus Magazine A pacy adventure that keeps you thinking – SFX, 5 ReviewMakes Andy Weir’s vision of Mars in The Martian look like a Caribbean beach resort * Fantasy Hive This is one of the best books I’ve read this year … I can’t remember the last time I was this impressed – or moved – by a sci-fi book – 5 NetGalley ReviewThere’s so much I want to express but I’m speechless … That Adrian Tchaikovsky can spin another sci-fi tale this detailed and yet so distinct is mind-blowing – 5* NetGalley Review

Adrian Tchaikovsky was born in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, has practised law and now writes full time. He’s also studied stage-fighting, perpetrated amateur dramatics and has a keen interest in entomology and table-top games.

Adrian is the author of the critically acclaimed Shadows of the Apt series, the Echoes of the Fall series and other novels, novellas and short stories. Children of Time won the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award, and Children of Ruin and Shards of Earth both won the British Science Fiction Award for Best Novel. The Tiger and the Wolf won the British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel, while And Put Away Childish Things won the BSFA Award for Best Shorter Fiction.