Authors: Adrian Tchaikovsky

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Salute the Dark

BOOK: Salute the Dark

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Praise for the Shadows of the Apt

Empire in Black and Gold

‘Occasionally a fantasy author comes up with a way to break the mould of traditional genre tropes: M. John Harrison’s
Viriconium
and China
Miéville’s
Perdido Street Station
are two examples that immediately spring to mind. Tchaikovsky, on this evidence, looks like a new addition to that select hall of fame . . .
This looks like a series with legs: six of them’

DeathRay

‘The insectile-humans premise is inventive, shaping the world in all sorts of ways’

SFX

‘Empire’s
most singular distinction in the genre is its employment of a totally different selection of fantastical insect/human hybrids . . . This allows the
author to achieve the unusual feat of creating a new universe populated by unique characters’

SciFiNow

‘Adrian Tchaikovsky makes a good and enjoyable mix between a medieval looking world and the presence of technology . . . I really enjoyed the novel and with certainty I
will read the next novels of the series’

Dark Wolf’s Fantasy Reviews blog

Dragonfly Falling

‘Full of colourful drama and non-stop action involving mass warfare and personal combat,
Dragonfly Falling
brilliantly continues the Shadows of the Apt epic fantasy
series that began in Adrian Tchaikovsky’s remarkable debut novel,
Empire in Black and Gold
’

Fantasy Book Critic

‘A novel brimming with imagination and execution . . . The Shadows of the Apt series is quite distinct, mainly due to the insect-kinden and Tchaikovsky’s fertile
imagination. His writing is accessible, if dense, while the sheer amount of extra content he has published on the web with regards to his series adds nuanced flavour to the proceedings’

SciFiNow

‘With all the groundwork laid so well in book one, book two leaps straight into the action and rarely lets-up for the entire of its almost 700 page length, and while the
scale of book one was big, the story has now become nothing less than epic . . . Reminiscent of much that’s gone before from the likes of Gemmel, Erikson, Sanderson and Cook but with its own
unique and clever touch, this is another terrific outing from Mr Tchaikovsky and a worthy sequel in this epic saga’

Sci-Fi-London

Adrian Tchaikovsky was born in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, before heading off to Reading to study psychology and zoology. For reasons unclear even to himself he subsequently
ended up in law and has worked as a legal executive in both Reading and Leeds, where he now lives. Married, he is a keen live role-player and occasional amateur actor, has trained in
stage-fighting, and keeps no exotic or dangerous pets of any kind, possibly excepting his son.

Catch up with Adrian at
www.shadowsoftheapt.com
for further information about both himself and the insect-kinden, together with bonus material
including short stories and artwork.

Salute the Dark
is the fourth novel in the Shadows of the Apt series. Have you read
Empire in Black and Gold, Dragonfly Falling
and
Blood of the Mantis?

ALSO BY ADRIAN TCHAIKOVSKY

Shadows of the Apt

Empire in Black and Gold

Dragonfly Falling

Blood of the Mantis

First published 2010 by Tor

This electronic edition published 2010 by Tor
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Contents

To my parents, who are wondering how they lost out on book 3 to a dead Frenchman

Acknowledgements

I cannot thank enough: Simon, my agent, for his constant inspiration and encouragement; Peter Lavery, the master-draftsman of editors; Julie, Chloe and everyone else at Tor UK
for their continuing support; Annie, my wife, for her help, and Alex, my son, for not playing up too much when deadlines were looming.

Beyond this: thanks to Hellfire and Horrors (Oxford), Storm Wolves (Reading), Wayne, Shane and Martin and everyone else who has been there to support me.