Alien Clay : A mind-bending journey into the unknown from this acclaimed Arthur C. Clarke Award winner
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<p><b><i>Alien Clay</i> is a thrilling far-future adventure by acclaimed Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky.</b><br><br><b>‘An intriguing puzzle with plenty of thrills’ – <i>The Guardian</i></b><br><br><b>They travelled into the unknown and left themselves behind . . . </b><br><br>On the distant world of Kiln lie the ruins of an alien civilization. It’s the greatest discovery in humanity’s spacefaring history – yet who were its builders and where did they go?<br><br>Professor Arton Daghdev had always wanted to study alien life up close. Then his wishes become a reality in the worst way. His political activism sees him exiled from Earth to Kiln’s extrasolar labour camp. There, he’s condemned to work under an alien sky until he dies.<br><br>Kiln boasts a ravenous, chaotic ecosystem like nothing seen on Earth. The monstrous alien life interacts in surprising, 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, terrible secret. It will redefine life and intelligence as he knows it, and might just set him free . . .<br><br><b>‘A warning for a future we don’t want . . . Highly recommended’ – Tade Thompson<br><br>‘Unputdownable. Adrian Tchaikovsky is fast becoming the voice of his generation in British SF’ – Stephen Baxter<br><br>‘One of our finest writers of SF right now . . . an excellent story told with Adrians trademark skill and flair’ – James Oswald</b></p>