Adrian Tchaikovsky
Alien Clay: A mind-bending journey into the unknown from this acclaimed Arthur C. Clarke Award winner
Alien Clay: A mind-bending journey into the unknown from this acclaimed Arthur C. Clarke Award winner
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In the far future, Professor Arton Daghdev is exiled to the alien world of Kiln, where he is forced to work under an oppressive regime and risk death daily. However, the world of Kiln holds a wondrous, terrible secret that could redefine life and intelligence as he knows it and set him free.
Format: Hardback
Length: 400 pages
Publication date: 28 March 2024
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Alien Clay is a thrilling far-future adventure written by acclaimed author Adrian Tchaikovsky, who has won the Arthur C. Clarke Award. The story takes place in the distant world of Kiln, where the ruins of an alien civilization are discovered. This is the greatest discovery in humanity's spacefaring history, but who built the civilization and where did they go?
Professor Arton Daghdev, a political activist, is exiled from Earth to Kiln's extrasolar labor camp. He is condemned to work under an alien sky until he dies. Kiln boasts a ravenous, chaotic ecosystem like nothing seen on Earth. The monstrous alien life interacts in surprising and sometimes shocking ways with the human body, so Arton will risk death on a daily basis. However, the camp's oppressive regime might just kill him first.
If Arton can somehow escape both fates, the world of Kiln holds a wondrous and terrible secret. It will redefine life and intelligence as he knows it, and might just set him free.
The novel is a warning for a future we don't want. It is highly recommended by Tade Thompson, Stephen Baxter, and James Oswald. Adrian Tchaikovsky is fast becoming the voice of his generation in British SF. His trademark skill and flair are evident in this excellent story.
Weight: 618g
Dimension: 164 x 242 x 37 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781035013746
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