Work

Alien Clay

Adrian Tchaikovsky · 2024novel

Genre
- science fiction
- hard science fiction
Theme
Place
- other star systems
Time
- far future
Tone
- dark
- tense
Audience
- adult

Also present

Genredystopia
Themecolonialism rebellion and revolution
Formfirst person

Alien Clay is a 2024 science fiction novel by Adrian Tchaikovsky. It tells the story of Arton Daghdev, a biologist who rebels against a fascist government on Earth and is exiled to a labor camp on an alien planet. The novel received a Special Citation from the Philip K. Dick Award and was a finalist for the 2025 Hugo Award for Best Novel and 2025 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.

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Placement

Hugo Voter Packet
contained in 2025 Hugo Voter Packetomnibus