Alien Clay
政治犯として惑星キルンに送られた生物学者が、危険な生態系と失われた文明の痕跡に向き合う。異星生命の精密な描写と、権力に対する反抗の物語が重なり合う、濃密なSF長篇。
Work Information
牢獄惑星で見つかるのは、異星の生命だけではない。
キルンは、異星の生命が息づく一方で、人類にとっては刑務所としてしか扱われない惑星だ。そこへ送られたアートン・ダーグデフは、残酷な統治と未知の生態系のただ中で、失われた文明の謎に巻き込まれていく。知性とは何か、共存とは何かを問い直す、壮大で冷たい輝きを持つ作品である。
Review Summaries
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緻密な生態系の構築と、閉鎖的な収容所空間の圧迫感を高く評価する声が多い。いっぽうで、科学や思想のディテールが厚く、読み応えと難度の両方が強い作品として受け止められている。
Book Information
- Publisher
- Orbit
- Published
- 2024-09-17
- Pages
- 432 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 13.84 x 2.78 x 20.96 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780316578974
- ISBN-10
- 0316578975
- Price
- 3519 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Science Fiction & Fantasy/Science Fiction/Adventure
"A staggering, alien vision of deepest solidarity." – Esquire, Best of the Year. From Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky comes a far-future epic that confirms his place as a modern master of science fiction, in which a political prisoner must unlock the secrets of a strange and dangerous planet. The planet of Kiln is where the tyrannical Mandate keeps its prison colony, and for inmates, the journey there is always a one-way trip. One such prisoner is Professor Arton Daghdev, xeno-ecologist 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 of 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.
Adrian Tchaikovsky was born in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, and headed off to university in Reading to study psychology and zoology. For reasons unclear even to himself, he subsequently ended up in law. Adrian has since worked as a legal executive in both Reading and Leeds and now writes full time. He also lives in Leeds, with his wife and son. Adrian is a keen live role-player and occasional amateur actor. He has also trained in stage-fighting and keeps no exotic or dangerous pets of any kind—possibly excepting his son.
Reviews
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Thank you
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Only on chapter 5 and thoroughly enjoying it. If you're a fan of James Cameron's avatar this is right up your alley
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Mi piace molto l autore. Devo ancora trovare un suo libro che mi deluda. Intenso, drammatico, bei personaggi. Finale etico non convenzionale. Bravo!
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A fun expedition to a truly alien world. Tchaikovsky turns nightmares into an enviable experience. His willingness to fully explore the truly alien is appreciated, and unique in a world full of Star Wars.
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everting is good
Related Literary Awards
- フィリップ・K・ディック賞 Edition 43 (2025) ・Special Citation