How does a science fiction author create an alien mind that is truly alien? Join two of the best-known contemporary science fiction authors, Ann Leckie and Adrian Tchaikovsky, for a conversation about the fascinating aliens they've created for their award-winning and bestselling books—and how the humans in those books interact with creatures so, well, alien.

Ann Leckie [she/her] is the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author of Ancillary Justice and other acclaimed science fiction and fantasy novels. Her latest is Translation State, out from Orbit in June.

Adrian Tchaikovsky [he/him] is the Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author of Children of Time and other acclaimed novels, including the Final Architecture series; the conclusion to that series, Lords of Uncreation, came out from Orbit in May.

Moderator Priyanka Krishnan [she/her] is a Senior Editor at Orbit.

SPECIAL OFFER! For a limited time, get a 20% discount on select titles by Leckie and Tchaikovsky when you purchase them directly from the Hachette Book Group site (shipping to continental US only). Use code ALIENMINDS20; free shipping over $45. Eligible titles (linked editions only):

By Leckie: Translation State, Ancillary Justice, Ancillary Sword, Ancillary Mercy, Provenance

By Tchaikovsky: Shards of Earth, Eyes of the Void, Lords of Uncreation

Pre-order Translation State from other retailers:

From Left Bank Books. (shipping to US only)

From Mysterious Galaxy—signed copies available!

Buy Lords of Uncreation from other retailers:

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How SF Writers Build Alien Minds: Ann Leckie and Adrian Tchaikovsky in Conversation