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Adrian Tchaikovsky best books, ranked

Adrian Tchaikovsky — 9 titles in the rankings, first published between 2015 and 2026. They average 8.0, above the 7.8 the whole catalogue averages. 3 of the series have a reading order worth keeping to.

Editor’s note Start with Children of Time (Arthur C. Clarke Award, 2016): humanity’s last ship meets a planet of evolving spiders. It is by far his best-rated book; the sequels, Children of Ruin and Children of Memory, rate lower. He is extremely prolific, so pick by premise — almost everything else stands alone.

Ranked titles
9 books
Average score
8.0
Total ratings
4.2K
First published
2015–2026
Highest ratedChildren of Time8.5 Buy the book Listen to the audiobook

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Books by Adrian Tchaikovsky

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Book score9 books on a timeline, 2015–2026 · Highest rated: Children of Time
  1. Children of Time
    Children of TimeAdrian Tchaikovsky · 2015 Science fiction2K ratings
    8.58.5 / 10
  2. Children of Strife
    Children of StrifeAdrian Tchaikovsky · 2026 Fantasy123 ratings
    8.18.1 / 10
  3. Shards of Earth
    Shards of EarthAdrian Tchaikovsky · 2021 Science fiction476 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  4. Shroud
    ShroudAdrian Tchaikovsky · 2025 Science fiction209 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  5. Children of Ruin
    Children of RuinAdrian Tchaikovsky · 2019 Science fiction838 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  6. Bee Speaker
    Bee SpeakerAdrian Tchaikovsky · 2025 Fantasy38 ratings
    8.08.0 / 10
  7. Children of Memory
    Children of MemoryAdrian Tchaikovsky · 2023 Science fiction485 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  8. Green City Wars
    Green City WarsAdrian Tchaikovsky · 2026 Fantasy39 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  9. The Hungry Gods
    The Hungry GodsAdrian Tchaikovsky · 2025 Science fiction25 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10

Series by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Dogs of WarAdrian Tchaikovsky
Dogs of WarAdrian Tchaikovsky
The Final Architecture
8.08.0 / 10
The Final ArchitectureAdrian Tchaikovsky476 ratings
Children of Time Series
8.38.3 / 10
Children of Time SeriesAdrian Tchaikovsky3.5K ratings

Reading order of Adrian Tchaikovsky's series

3 series with a set order — each one opens on the volume to read first.

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Other books by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Titles we know of but do not rank — they have not gathered enough reader ratings, or our sources do not agree on where they belong.

  • 2009Blood of the Mantis
  • 2016The Tiger and the Wolf
  • 2018The Expert System's Brother
  • 2019Cage of Souls
  • 2019Walking to Aldebaran
  • 2020The Doors of Eden
  • 2021Bear Head
  • 2021Elder Race
  • 2022City of Last Chances
  • 2022Eyes of the Void
  • 2022Ogres
  • 2023And Put Away Childish Things
  • 2023Days of Shattered Faith
  • 2023Lords of Uncreation
  • 2024Alien Clay
  • 2024House of Open Wounds
  • 2024Saturation Point
  • 2024Service Model
  • 2025Human Resources: A Tor Original
  • 2025Lives of Bitter Rain
  • 2026Engines of Reason
  • 2026Pretenders to the Throne of God

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