Alien Clay

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