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I usually go into hibination when I'm sick. But, you know, saving the galaxy before breakfast is kinda slice of life when you're an intergalactic space hero! ;P

Great video! It's nice to have Adrian's perspectives mixed in! I read Elder Race just recently, thought it was great. Not read any of the others, but I have the Terrible Worlds Revolutions omnibus on my bookshelf, and following this video I feel compelled to bump it up my TBR list.

I'm very glad for this. I admittedly have been enticed to read some of Tchaikovsky's work, but have been having a difficult time in selection. I generally hate series novels, so that's a limiting factor, but more importantly, I'm somewhat concerned about how many books he's written in such a short time span. That kind of output usually indicates poor quality, so...

I recently listened to saturation point. I enjoyed the format and the setting. I found the protagonists character arc a little confusing, until the conclusion

My favourite author! One day I want to rank all of his books hahahah

Thank you for this great video. I loved the 3BP series and you provided some interesting recommendations. I read Oryx and Crake several years ago and it still bothers me.

Great video! But really not sure you got what was going on in "One Day This Will All be yours". I any case, I really enjoyed the novella and thought the ending was fitting. Might be better to actually read the novella to better understand what's going on. I also thought Elder Race was OK, but it didn't really wow me. Enjoyed One Day... more.

Well there goes my paycheck...

I added Saturation Point in the beginning of January. I'm hoping it does something different beyond what Vandermeer often does like in the Southern Reach Series. After watching your video, I'm thinking of adding more Tchaikovsky novellas to my 2025 list. Thanks for sharing!

Tchaikovsky is my favorie worldbuilder

What a nice video, thanks for your work! It’s awesome that you got to talk to Adrian, such an interesting addition to the content

So far I've only read Walking to Aldebaran, but I LOVED it. I have 3 more of his novellas in my TBR pile. 😅

So far I've read 12 novels and 3 novellas of Adrians, and so far the only one didn't hit for me was The Doors of Eden, everything else has been gold though(This is an even higher ratio of hits to misses than Asimov has for me). He's second only to Tolkien as my favourite author, and that's saying something. Particular favourites are Children of Time, Dogs of War, Alien Clay, and Elder Race

I’m so glad you explained all of his novellas because I didn’t know where to start! Now I have all of them on my wish list and know what to expect! Thank you!

So great to hear about some of these! I’ve loved Children of Time and Alien Clay by him and definitely need to read more!

This was such a great and comprehensive video! I recently read Elder Race and really enjoyed it, so I definitely want to read more of his novellas this year

Any plans on opening up a Bluesky account?

I ordered Terrible Worlds while watching.

I really enjoyed this, Whitney. I love the interview questions and it's great to get AT's take on his own work. I agree that he's incredibly versatile and very creative, both with story ideas and ways of telling them. Some might not land but there's a lot of hits and I love that he takes chances and tries new things. My taste is pretty much in line with yours. Ogres is probably my fave, but I really enjoyed Elder Race and all the Terrible World books. I think Walking to Aldebaran was a Beowulf reimagining. I've not heard of Saturation Point, Made Things or any of Abaddon books, so thanks fro bringing them to my attention. I also like Adrian as an audiobook narrator. I was put off the Expert System books because of the narrator and wish AT had narrated them. (I put a hold on Libby for a couple of these and saw The Expert Systems Champion has an audiobook, in the UK, anyway.)

The video I’ve been waiting for! And it was awesome, I’ll definitely be coming back for reference. I haven’t read any of his novellas yet but this has made me more excited to get to some. Oh and I’ll be messaging you about Cage of Souls very soon.

This was awesome

Strange Company and Voodoo Warfare by Nick Cole Really good Undying Mercenaries By B.V Larson

Everything I've read by Tchaikovsky has been pure garbage. Saturation point is literally the worst story I've ever finished. It was incredibly stupid. The other stories described here reinforce my decision to NEVER read anything more from Tchaikovsky. At least that will save me time in the future.

Great video! I love Tchaikovsky. I'd love videos on single authors tracing their arc. Our reading biases are very similar though I am not a fantasy fan. Loved the novella review. I've started to notice a repetition of tropes - class, evil corporations, dying world, climate change, etc. Probably inevitable for writers. There are so many climate change books that our local mall bookstore has an entire section. Note: Changing history via time travel was solved by Kage Baker (I've written about her "Company" series) by dedicating a unit to search for recorded history (which cannot be changed).

He needs to bring more collection out so we can read and collect them, great vid listen to a few I enjoyed but would like to read them

Great idea for a video! I like to read novellas as e-books and am always looking for ideas. From the author I loved Ogres and plan to read Elder Race soon.

Will watch after annoying work stuff. I've only read the book about the... s - word. I didn't know he had novellas!

Made Things is fantastic. Great video, as always. Cheers.

Awesome! 🔥🔥🔥

Wow!!! Amazing you got to talk with Adrian!!!! A lot of these Novellas sound really good. Can't wait to check them out. Thanks Whitney

First off, I love this video! Amazing work Whitney. 🙌 I wholeheartedly agree with your assessment of Czajkowski (proper spelling of his Polish last name) in that he is an exciting and unique author because of the way he blends ideas and genres together. I haven’t read as much from him as you did but when it comes to Novella’s, I really enjoyed Elder Race; of course Children of time is amazing. I’m so happy this video is out. Hope it does well. ♥️

2:00 What you say here is EXACTLY my Tchaikovsky experience. I've read four of his books. Two have been duds; two have been huge wins. Elder Race, for one, is one of my favorite novellas by any author! Like you say, the highs of Tchaikovsky are so high that I want to keep reading. Cheers!

Awesome vid! I’ve only read a few so far, but Ogres and Elder Race are standout reads for me and can’t wait to get to all the rest!

Needed this so bad. From the author I only read Children of Time and Children of Ruin and I'm interested in what else he wrote.

I tend to like the YA and childrens SF/F that it deeper than the 'adult' stuff, one of my favourites is 'Shade's Children' by Garth Nix. :D

So glad I found you, I watch every vid with pen in hand! I have been reading Sci-Fi for 50 years and your take is fresh!!!

Greta list Whitney. I will be interested to see what you think of Eversion as I think its a very clever book. It starts like a historical novel, then jumps into other genre's including steampunk, before brining everything back to a great SF read where all the previous bits make sense. Very clever. And may I suggest you add Bob Shaw to your list of English authors. Often overlooked, but he has written some classic SF novels along the lines of 'if I changed one thing how would that impact our society'. Try Vertigo which is a great example and a quick read. Happy 2025.

David Drake's Redliners, Starliner, Seas of Venus, Northworld* Sea Hag** are stand alones you might like. Redliners: burned-out company of strike troopers sent as security detail for a colony where the colonists were drafted by address not skills and it all goes wrong at landing. Starliner: War is breaking out and the MC, newly assigned 3rd officer of largest cruise ship, has to help save the ship from being captured to be used as troop transport. oh, almost forgot: David Weber's Mutineers Moon. * Northworld, hard case police officer elevated to godhood while on a mission to a warring planet. ** Sea Hag is slightly more on the Fantasy side but it's basic premise is military vets killing a monster to save lives.

Thanks for the recommendations! I really liked "Upgrade" by Blake Crouch.

Can I add one comment? I I came across a section of women writers in my library and was stunned they are so obscure. Pamela Sargent - Seed Trilogy, "Venus" trilogy (predates Stanley's Mars) & more. Kage Baker - Her Company time travel series is the best - 8 books, literary, captivating, exciting, romance and world building. Patricia Anthony - unusual First Contact. Brother Termite (aliens run the govt but to what purpose? - James Cameron has the movie rights), Cold Allies (aliens come during WW3), Happy Policeman (the world ends except Coomey, TX - inspired the Dome), God's Fires (aliens crash in Portugal during the Inquisition, finally (Yeah!) Sheri Tepper (sci-fi, ecology, mystery) Thanks!

Galaxy's Edge. That's tops for me. Not the Star Wars galaxys edge either.

I need to read The Three Body Problem first!! But really interesting to see the two seperate recs. Would definitely enjoy seeing more of these videos :)

Some great books recommendations here W, awesome!

Amazing reading-plans. So many of your books also waiting for me on my pile of shame (and on my shelf). But I switch between Fantasy and Sci-Fi and 2024 was definitive more a Fantasy year for me.

Wonderful video. Love the topic.

The title of the video poses an incredibly easy question to answer: literally anything whatsoever would be better.

Great idea for a video! I hated the series, but powered through, and the third book grew on me a bit, so there are some things I like. Thanks!

I love Starship Troopers and have read it 5 or 6 times. The light Brigade sounds very interesting to me. Thanks for the list

2001 is great! And the sequels as well

That last one sounds hilarious!