The Expert System's Brother

Award-winning master of science fiction Adrian Tchaikovsky brings readers a mind-expanding adventure in The Expert System’s Brother.

After an unfortunate accident, Handry is excommunicated from his village. He’s forced to wander a world he doesn’t understand, searching for meaning. But can an unlikely saviour provide the answers to the questions he barely comprehends?

Hendry soon finds himself traveling outlying settlements, guided by the Ancestors – who first settled the world from a distant planet. And as Hendry gathers an entourage of outcasts, he battles monsters and may even become a legend himself.

This wanderer also discovers that the life he thought he knew is far stranger than he could even possibly imagine.

Praise for Adrian Tchaikovsky

‘Adrian Tchaikovsky is fast becoming the voice of his generation’ – Stephen Baxter, author of Proxima

‘Tchaikovsky is the break-out star of contemporary British SF’ – The Guardian

‘Tchaikovsky’s world-building is some of the best in modern sci-fi’ – New Scientist

Author Biography

Adrian Tchaikovsky was born in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, has practised law and now writes full time. He’s also studied stage-fighting, perpetrated amateur dramatics and has a keen interest in entomology and table-top games.

Adrian is the author of the critically acclaimed Shadows of the Apt series, the Echoes of the Fall series and other novels, novellas and short stories. Children of Time won the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award, and Children of Ruin and Shards of Earth both won the British Science Fiction Award for Best Novel. The Tiger and the Wolf won the British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel, while And Put Away Childish Things won the BSFA Award for Best Shorter Fiction.