Alien Clay

by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky was a finalist or poll selection for the 2025 Hugo Award for Best Novel and the 2025 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.

On the distant world of Kiln lie the ruins of an alien civilization. It’s the greatest discovery in humanity’s spacefaring history – yet who were its builders and where did they go? Professor Arton Daghdev had always wanted to study alien life up close.

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Finalist, 2025 Hugo Award for Best Novel · Source ↗

Finalist, 2025 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel · Source ↗