Alien Clay

Resumen del libro

Alien Clay is a thrilling farfuture adventure by acclaimed Arthur C. Clarke Awardwinning author Adrian Tchaikovsky.The planet of Kiln is where the tyrannical Mandate keeps its prison colony, and for inmates the journey there is always a oneway trip. One such prisoner is Professor Arton Daghdev, xenoecologist 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 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.Praise for Adrian Tchaikovsky: Brilliant science fiction and farout worldbuilding' James McAvoy One of the most interesting and accomplished writers in speculative fiction' Christopher Paolini Tchaikovsky's worldbuilding is some of the best in modern scifi' New Scientist

Biografía del autor

Adrian Tchaikovsky nació en Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, antes de mudarse a Reading para estudiar psicología y zoología. Terminó Derecho y ha trabajado como ejecutivo jurídico tanto en Reading como Leeds, donde reside actualmente. Casado, es un gran aficionado a los juegos de rol en vivo y ha entrenado en lucha de exhibición y combate histórico. Mantiene un activo interés en la historia y en las ciencias biológicas, especialmente la entomología. Es autor de la aclamada decalogía Shadows of the Apt que inicia con Empires in Black and Gold. Algunas otras obras suyas son Guns of the Dawn, Herederos del tiempo y la nueva serie Echoes of the Fall entre otras. Ha sido galardonado con el British Fantasy Award y con el Arthur C. Clarke Award.