Allies will become enemies.
Enemies will become allies.
And the Dark Lord is waiting.
The Church of Armes of the Light has long fought the forces of Darkness. Their great prophecy foretells that Dark Lord Darvezian will fall to a band of misfits, led by a high priestess and armed with just their wits and the Light’s blessing.
But to reach the Dark Lord they will apparently need a spider. Though even the power of sorcery can’t disguise this grotesque creature’s true and appalling nature, nor its unwillingness to be part of their quest. As priestess, mage, knight, ranger and rogue (and spider) squabble their way through a perilous journey, they question who they can trust. For a mighty confrontation lies ahead, and it will change all their worlds for ever.
Spiderlight is an exhilarating fantasy quest from Adrian Tchaikovsky, the author of Children of Time, Guns of the Dawn and the Shadows of the Apt series.
Praise for Spiderlight
‘Tchaikovsky gives us sympathetic characters, real moral dilemmas, and emotional depth, all shot through with a sly humour that kept me grinning throughout’
– Django Wexler
‘A joy from beginning to end’
– Paul Cornell
‘Spiderlight is a great fantasy read from one of the UK’s growing creators of world-class genre storytelling’
– Starburst Magazine
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9781035071593
Number of pages: 288
Dimensions: 197 x 130 mm
Language: English
Spiderlight is a creepy-crawly treat from the master of non-human heroes, a joy from beginning to end - Paul Cornell, author of Witches of Lychford and The Severed Streets
Spiderlight is a timeless adventure cranked up for the modern era of readers . . . Adrian Tchaikovsky has struck another literary goldmine that’s perfect for readers to dive into. Gripping and highly recommended - Jeremy Szal, StarShipSofa
Spiderlight is a rip-roaring, old-fashioned heroic fantasy romp that also messes playfully with some of the genre’s more outdated conventions . . . a breathless rush that never outstays its welcome - Dirge
Spiderlight will take you on a ride directly through straight fantasy and into the realms of the really fantastic . . . a brilliantly original novel - Geek Syndicate
A must-read for all fans of fantasy. Very highly recommended - Civilian Reader
In a world of large epic fantasy series with mushy pacing and a lack of focus, Spiderlight is as sharp as a spider’s fang, as tight as its webbing and as multifaceted as its gaze - Skiffy & Fanty
Tchaikovsky pokes gentle fun at some classic tropes and deftly uses others in a way that shows his deep love for and broad knowledge of the genre - SF Bluestocking
A novel about the lies we tell ourselves about what it means to be good, a story about monsters, a story about learning to be better. (It also has a great sense of humour. And spiders.) - Locus
The regularity with which Tchaikovsky delivers great books is astounding - Tade Thompson, author of Rosewater, on Alien Clay
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It started out kind of like a typical questing party, following a prophecy to be able to defeat the dark lord. You have your warrior, wizard, priestess, thief, and archer, all seeming like your typical character. But... More
Just to clear up any confusion – Spiderlight is a re-release. I was thrilled be able to see this outstanding book get another chance to shine with readers, as it’s one of my favourite Tchaikovsky novels that I read... More
What a brilliant surprise this was, I'm so glad it's getting a UK release!
Spiderlight is a book that was originally written in 2016 and, presumably because of this, the UK release has had relatively little...
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