Adrian Tchaikovsky is the author of the acclaimed Shadows of the Apt fantasy series and the epic science fiction blockbuster Children of Time. He has won the Arthur C. Clarke Award, a British Fantasy Society Award, and been nominated for the David Gemmell Legend Award. In civilian life he is a gamer and amateur entomologist.
Few contemporary writers have Adrian Tchaikovsky's range... Made Things is a thrilling parable about the abuse of power and the ability of the disenfranchised to effect change. --The Guardian Fleeting and rich, Made Things is the work of a highly skilled artist, almost certain to engender its reader with an enduring fondness.--Aurealis Magazine Thieves, mages, and miniature golems run afoul of each other in this charming novella set in a steampunk fantasy world. . . . The dashingly roguish cast, clever prose and well-placed moments of heartfelt emotion are sure to delight.--Publishers Weekly Tchaikovsky at the top of his form.--Booklist