Spiderlight

Hardback Published on: 11/09/2025
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Spiderlight
A fun fantasy read
A good old fantasy romp that felt very D&D keyed - classic group of heroes go on quest to defeat Dark Lord. Spiders are involved because... well it's Tchai... READ MORE
Sarah
Spiderlight
A DnD One-Shot in book form!
There is a definite Dungeons and Dragons vibe going on in Spiderlight; it almost reminds me of a campaign where the players are trying to take the game ser... READ MORE
Bookseller Adam, Lichfield

Synopsis

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. And its great prophecy dictates that Dark Lord Darvezian will fall to a band of misfits armed with their wits and the Light’s blessing, and led by a priestess. But to reach the Dark Lord via the ‘spider’s path’, as the prophecy states, they’ll need a spider. They’ll discover that not even the power of sorcery can disguise the grotesque creature’s true and appalling nature, nor its unwillingness to be part of their quest.

As priestess, mage, knight, ranger, and rogue squabble their way through a journey fraught with peril, they question whether the creature called Nth is a monster, a tool or a friend. And ahead lies a mighty confrontation. If they can survive it, it will change all their worlds forever.

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 humor that kept me grinning throughout’ – Django Wexler, author of How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying

‘A joy from beginning to end’ – Paul Cornell, author of the Witches of Lychford series

Spiderlight is a great fantasy read from one of the UK’s growing creators of world-class genre storytelling’ – Starburst Magazine

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Pan Macmillan
  • ISBN: 9781035071579
  • Number of pages: 288
  • Dimensions: 246 x 164 x 28 mm
  • Weight: 488g
  • Languages: English

Customer Reviews

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Spiderlight
Even arachnophobes will find something to love!
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 becaus... READ MORE
Zoe Rogers
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.
Spiderlight
Outstanding fantasy quest with a difference...
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,... READ MORE
Sarah Higbee
Spiderlight
Challenging Tropes and Subverting Expectations
This book really blew away my expectations of a fantasy novel and its tropes. Adrian Tchaikovsky is an incredibly prolific author which I sometimes fee... READ MORE
Jason Begg
Spiderlight
Enjoyable traditional fantasy adventure
Tchaikovsky seems to be working his way through other authors and tropes. This is his purest Tolkien / D&D pastiche, underpinned by satirical 2000AD sensib... READ MORE
Dan Griliopoulos
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Spiderlight
Another great story by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Adrian Tchaikovsky is one of my favourite Sci-Fi authors, so I was really excited to get the opportunity to read his new fantasy book as part of a book tou... READ MORE
Helene Walters-Steinberg
This reviewer received a free of charge product for review.