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The Doors of Eden
by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky, Adrian. The Doors of Eden. Tor, 2020.
There is a familiar science fiction subgenre that plays games with alternate history. Adrian Tchaikovsky does not do alternate history but rather alternate evolution. In his previous novels he has evolved squids and spiders to cognitive sentience. In Doors of Eden, he opens up the whole evolutionary toybox. We have space-faring trilobites and villages of friendly dinosaurs, just for starters. The plot begins with two young lesbians using their vacations to pursue strange animal sightings. They get a good deal more than they bargained for. The story is suspenseful with plenty of action and well-drawn characters. It is tighter and more controlled than anything Tchaikovsky has done so far. Highly recommended.
There is a familiar science fiction subgenre that plays games with alternate history. Adrian Tchaikovsky does not do alternate history but rather alternate evolution. In his previous novels he has evolved squids and spiders to cognitive sentience. In Doors of Eden, he opens up the whole evolutionary toybox. We have space-faring trilobites and villages of friendly dinosaurs, just for starters. The plot begins with two young lesbians using their vacations to pursue strange animal sightings. They get a good deal more than they bargained for. The story is suspenseful with plenty of action and well-drawn characters. It is tighter and more controlled than anything Tchaikovsky has done so far. Highly recommended.