About the event

In their dystopian novels, Adrian Tchaikovsky (Firewalkers) and Anne Charnock (Bridge 108) chart the passage of young people into adulthood amid oppressive circumstances. Taking up the fight for survival and testing the boundaries of their climate-ravaged worlds, their heroes cannot lose hope for a brighter, better future.

Join both authors as they discuss topics increasingly relevant to our present day.

With a Brave New Words Reading from Ru Pringle.

Chaired by Joe Gordon

About the speakers

Adrian Tchaikovsky is the author of the acclaimed Shadows of the Apt fantasy series, from the first volume, Empire In Black and Gold in 2008 to the final book, Seal of the Worm, in 2014, with a new series and a standalone science fiction novel scheduled for 2015. He has been nominated for the David Gemmell Legend Award and a British Fantasy Society Award. In civilian life, he is a lawyer, gamer and amateur entomologist. Guns of the Dawn, his new fantasy novel, is out now.

Anne Charnock’s writing career began in journalism and her articles appeared in New Scientist and The Guardian. She won the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2018 for her novel Dreams Before the Start of Time. She studied environmental science at the University of East Anglia. Anne's latest novel, Bridge 108, imagines a future Europe ravaged by wildfires and drought.

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