* THREE DARK NOVELLAS BY THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE CHILDREN OF TIME SERIES *'A must-read for genre newbies and die-hard sci-fi fans alike' - STARBURST'The worlds next to ours may be filled with darkness' - LIBRARY JOURNAL'Shows us yet again how versatile are his writing and storytelling' - CIVILIAN READERTHE FUTURE IS THE JOURNEYThe vastness of space, the endless ribbon of time, worlds beyond our own: humanity has always been driven to explore, to pass the horizon and enter the unknown. For too many, that drive is what ultimately destroys us.In three critically-acclaimed novellas, the "British master of science fiction" (Reactor) takes you into a mysterious artefact at the edge of the Solar system, to the very last day of time, into a world apparently born of children's stories, with fearless - and sometimes hapless - explorers... and shows us why sometimes it's best to stay at home.Collecting Tchaikovsky's critically acclaimed novellas Walking to Aldebaran (2019), One Day All This Will Be Yours (2021) and And Put Away Childish Things (2023) for the first time, Terrible Worlds: Destinations gives you three glimpses of the limits of reality.

* WINNER OF THE BSFA AWARD 2024 ** AN UNSETTLINGLY NOSTALGIC NOVELLA FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE CHILDREN OF TIME SERIES *'The worlds next to ours may be filled with darkness' - LIBRARY JOURNAL'Humour accentuates themes [of] appreciating life and fulfilling your purpose' - BRITISH FANTASY SOCIETY'Funny, exciting, creepy and most of all humane' - RUN ALONG THE SHELVES'It's impressive how much he packed in' - FANTASY BOOK CRITICALL ROADS LEAD TO UNDERHILL, WHERE IT'S ALWAYS WINTER, AND NEVER NICE.Harry Bodie has a famous grandmother, who wrote beloved children's books set in the delightful world of Underhill. Harry himself is a failing kids' TV presenter whose every attempt to advance his career ends in self-sabotage. His family history seems to be nothing but an impediment.An impediment... or worse. What if Underhill is real? What if it has been waiting decades for a promised child to visit? What if it isn't delightful at all? And what if its denizens have run out of patience and are taking matters into their own hands?

* THREE DARK NOVELLAS BY THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE CHILDREN OF TIME SERIES *'A must-read for genre newbies and die-hard sci-fi fans alike' - STARBURST'The worlds next to ours may be filled with darkness' - LIBRARY JOURNAL'Shows us yet again how versatile are his writing and storytelling' - CIVILIAN READERTHE FUTURE IS THE JOURNEYThe vastness of space, the endless ribbon of time, worlds beyond our own: humanity has always been driven to explore, to pass the horizon and enter the unknown. For too many, that drive is what ultimately destroys us.In three critically-acclaimed novellas, the "British master of science fiction" (Reactor) takes you into a mysterious artefact at the edge of the Solar system, to the very last day of time, into a world apparently born of children's stories, with fearless - and sometimes hapless - explorers... and shows us why sometimes it's best to stay at home.Collecting Tchaikovsky's critically acclaimed novellas Walking to Aldebaran (2019), One Day All This Will Be Yours (2021) and And Put Away Childish Things (2023) for the first time, Terrible Worlds: Destinations gives you three glimpses of the limits of reality.

* WINNER OF THE BSFA AWARD 2024 ** AN UNSETTLINGLY NOSTALGIC NOVELLA FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE CHILDREN OF TIME SERIES *'The worlds next to ours may be filled with darkness' - LIBRARY JOURNAL'Humour accentuates themes [of] appreciating life and fulfilling your purpose' - BRITISH FANTASY SOCIETY'Funny, exciting, creepy and most of all humane' - RUN ALONG THE SHELVES'It's impressive how much he packed in' - FANTASY BOOK CRITICALL ROADS LEAD TO UNDERHILL, WHERE IT'S ALWAYS WINTER, AND NEVER NICE.Harry Bodie has a famous grandmother, who wrote beloved children's books set in the delightful world of Underhill. Harry himself is a failing kids' TV presenter whose every attempt to advance his career ends in self-sabotage. His family history seems to be nothing but an impediment.An impediment... or worse. What if Underhill is real? What if it has been waiting decades for a promised child to visit? What if it isn't delightful at all? And what if its denizens have run out of patience and are taking matters into their own hands?