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- Alien Clay is a thrilling far-future adventure by acclaimed Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky.'Unputdownable' - Stephen Baxter, author of ProximaThey travelled into the unknown and left themselves behind . . . Professor Arton Daghdev has always wanted to study alien life in person. But when his political activism sees him exiled to the planet Kiln, condemned to work under an unfamiliar sky until he dies, his idealistic wish becomes a terrible reality.Kiln boasts a ravenous, chaotic ecosystem. Its monstrous alien life means Arton will risk death on a daily basis - if the camp's oppressive regime doesn't kill him first. But, if he survives, Kiln's lost civilization holds a wondrous, terrible secret. It will redefine life and intelligence as he knows it - and might just set him free.'A warning for a future we don't want . . . Highly recommended' - Tade Thompson'An excellent story told with Adrian's trademark skill and flair' - James Oswald'An intriguing puzzle with plenty of thrills' - The Guardian
Adrian Tchaikovsky was born in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, has practised law and now writes full time. He's also studied stage-fighting, perpetrated amateur dramatics and has a keen interest in entomology and table-top games. Adrian is the author of the critically acclaimed Shadows of the Apt series, the Echoes of the Fall series and other novels, novellas and short stories. Children of Time won the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award, and Children of Ruin and Shards of Earth both won the British Science Fiction Award for Best Novel. The Tiger and the Wolf won the British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel, while And Put Away Childish Things won the BSFA Award for Best Shorter Fiction.
Titelinformationen
Titel: Alien Clay
Autor*in: Tchaikovsky, Adrian
Verlag: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9781035013777
Kategorie: Belletristik & Unterhaltung, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction
Dateigröße: 1 MB
Format: ePub
Max. Ausleihdauer: 21 Tage