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Adrian Czajkowski (spelled as Adrian Tchaikovsky in his books) is a British fantasy and science fiction author. He is best known for his series Shadows of the Apt, and for his novel Children of Time.

Tchaikovsky's novel Children of Time won the 30th Arthur C. Clarke Award on 24 August 2016 at a ceremony in London and was described by author James Lovegrove as "superior stuff, tackling big themes – gods, messiahs, artificial intelligence, alienness – with brio".

Adrian Tchaikovsky was born in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire. He studied zoology and psychology at the University of Reading. He then qualified as a legal executive. He is currently employed as a legal executive in the Commercial Dispute Department of Blacks, Solicitors, Leeds. He lives in Leeds with his wife and son.