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Adrian Tchaikovsky
416 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316578967
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Orbit
Publication date: 04 June 2024
Description
Alien Clay is a thrilling far-future adventure by acclaimed Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning 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 one-way...
Community Reviews Summary of 72 reviews
Moods
mysterious 69%
challenging 47%
tense 45%
dark 41%
reflective 41%
hopeful 30%
emotional 17%
inspiring 17%
informative 15%
funny 13%
sad 6%
Pace
slow 26%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 52% | Plot: 26% | Character: 21%Strong character development?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 22% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 2% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 45% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Body horror, Slavery, GoreModerate
Colonisation, Confinement, DeathMinor
Torture, Murder, Sexual content—
Adrian Tchaikovsky
416 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780316578967
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Orbit
Publication date: 04 June 2024
Description
Alien Clay is a thrilling far-future adventure by acclaimed Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning 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 one-way...
Community Reviews Summary of 72 reviews
Moods
mysterious 69%
challenging 47%
tense 45%
dark 41%
reflective 41%
hopeful 30%
emotional 17%
inspiring 17%
informative 15%
funny 13%
sad 6%
Pace
slow 26%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 52% | Plot: 26% | Character: 21%Strong character development?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 22% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 2% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 45% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 21% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Body horror, Slavery, GoreModerate
Colonisation, Confinement, DeathMinor
Torture, Murder, Sexual content