{"product_id":"9781035013746","title":"Alien Clay : A mind-bending journey into the unknown from this acclaimed Arthur C. Clarke Award winner","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Tchaikovsky, Adrian \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eFather’s Day\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 28 March 2024 by PAN MACMILLAN (Tor) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 400 pages\u003cbr\u003e164 x 242 x 37 | 618g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlien Clay is a thrilling far-future adventure by acclaimed Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘An intriguing puzzle with plenty of thrills’ – The GuardianThey travelled into the unknown and left themselves behind . . . 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?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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKiln 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 . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A warning for a future we don’t want . . . Highly recommended’ – Tade Thompson‘Unputdownable. Adrian Tchaikovsky is fast becoming the voice of his generation in British SF’ – Stephen Baxter‘One of our finest writers of SF right now . . . an excellent story told with Adrian's trademark skill and flair’ – James Oswald\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45024113819907,"sku":"9781035013746","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781035013746.jpg?v=1731346549","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9781035013746","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}