Alien Clay
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About Alien Clay
From Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky comes a far-future epic that confirms his place as a modern master of science fiction, in which a political prisoner must unlock the secrets of a strange and dangerous planet. The planet of Kiln is where the tyrannical Mandate keeps its prison colony, and for inmates, the journey there is always a one-way trip. One such prisoner is Professor Arton Daghdev, xeno-ecologist and political dissident. Soon after arrival, he discovers that Kiln has a secret. Humanity is not the first intelligent life to set foot there. In the midst of a ravenous, chaotic ecosystem are the ruins of a civilization, but who were the vanished builders and where did they go? If he can survive both the harsh rule of the camp commandant and the alien horrors of the world around him, then Arton has a chance at making a discovery that might just transform not only Kiln, but distant Earth as well.
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- Audience
- Adult/general
- Commitment
- Standalone or self-contained
- Estimated reading time
- 8.5 hours at about 40 pages per hour
- Length
- Standard-length read
- Best for
- Readers seeking political intrigue, survival, adventurous, sci-fi
Why readers are finding Alien Clay
Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky, published in 2024, is a 345-page book for readers who prefer to browse by the experience of a story, not only by its sales category. Its strongest discovery signals include Political Intrigue, Survival, Adventurous, Sci-Fi.
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- Print ISBN
- 978-0-316-57898-1
- Published
- 2024
- Pages
- 345
