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Shroud, Adrian Tchaikovsky

Posted on 14 February 202514 February 2025 By Graham No Comments on Shroud, Adrian Tchaikovsky
Shroud, Adrian Tchaikovsky

Adrian Tchaikovsky is an acclaimed British science fiction and fantasy author. Best known for his Children of Time series and the Shadows of the Apt fantasy series. His stories often incorporate biology, evolution, and amazing world-building. Adrian has a dedicated following in both Science Fiction and Fantasy and on a personal note is a really…

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Artifact Space (An Arcana Imperii novel), Miles Cameron

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Artifact Space (An Arcana Imperii novel), Miles Cameron

Miles Cameron is the pen name of Christian Cameron, a Canadian novelist. He earned an honors BA in Medieval History from the University of Rochester in 1987. Following his studies, Cameron served as an air intelligence officer in the United States Navy, After his military career, Cameron transitioned to writing full-time. Under the pseudonym Miles…

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Brass Man, Neal Asher

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Brass Man, Neal Asher

Neal Asher is a British science fiction writer, best known for his Polity Universe series. While many of the books can be enjoyed as standalones or mini-series, there is an overarching journey that ties them together, so I’m reading them in order. In Brass Man, Ian Cormac—a legendary Earth Central Security agent and the James…

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