Adrian Tchaikovsky

British speculative fiction author (pen name of Adrian Czajkowski), born 1972, known for the fantasy series The Shadows of the Apt and the science‑fiction novel Children of Time.

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  1. 1. Die Kinder Der Zeit

    On a distant terraformed world, a failed experiment meant to accelerate primate intelligence instead unleashes a nanovirus that drives the rapid evolution of spiders into a sophisticated, culturally rich civilization; centuries later, the last remnants of humanity arrive aboard a starship seeking refuge, and the ensuing contact sparks misunderstanding, violence and ingenious technological one-upmanship before the two very different intelligences are forced into uneasy dialogue and mutual adaptation, raising bitter and tender questions about survival, legacy and what it means to be sentient.

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