Finished Adrian Tchaikovsky's "Alien Clay" in #audioBook form last night.
Excellent prose, as always. Solid audio book reader. Good "big idea" sci-fi that I expect from the author.
A bit heavy on the body horror descriptions for some folks, so avoid if that's not your thing.
But ultimately a hopeful #book, with a fair amount to say about authoritarianism and resisting it.
Timely, and a reasonable recommendation. Not quite as compelling as his "Children of..." books, but good.
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