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Children of Time, Adrian Tchaikovsky

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Children of Time, 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. Children of Time (2015) won the Arthur C Clarke Award. Adrian has a dedicated following in both Science Fiction…

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Empire of Silence, Christopher Ruocchio

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Empire of Silence, Christopher Ruocchio

Christopher Ruocchio is an American science fiction author best known for the Sun Eater series. It is a blend of space opera and epic fantasy. The debut novel was Empire Of Silence in 2018 which is the first in the Sun Eater series, now comprising 6 main novels and many novellas in between. Ruocchio has…

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