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A review by jaminup
Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky
4.0
Rounded down from 4.5 stars. I wish I hadn't put off reading this one for so long. I should know by now I'll enjoy basically anything Adrian Tchaikovsky writes.
What a great take on the old Clarke-ism, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." The alternating perspectives really did well to highlight how much different backgrounds and cultural understandings can affect interpretations of events. The book length was also pretty perfect for this story, any longer and I think the message would have been too watered down or lost in the plot.
What a great take on the old Clarke-ism, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." The alternating perspectives really did well to highlight how much different backgrounds and cultural understandings can affect interpretations of events. The book length was also pretty perfect for this story, any longer and I think the message would have been too watered down or lost in the plot.