{"product_id":"9781250768728","title":"Elder Race","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eElder Race\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Adrian Tchaikovsky\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Adrian Tchaikovsky's \u003ci\u003eElder Race\u003c\/i\u003e, a junior anthropologist on a distant planet must help the locals he has sworn to study to save a planet from an unbeatable foe.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLynesse is the lowly Fourth Daughter of the queen, and always getting in the way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But a demon is terrorizing the land, and now she’s an adult (albeit barely) with responsibilities (she tells herself). Although she still gets in the way, she understands that the only way to save her people is to invoke the pact between her family and the Elder sorcerer who has inhabited the local tower for as long as her people have lived here (though none in living memory has approached it).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But Elder Nyr isn’t a sorcerer, and he is forbidden to help, and his knowledge of science tells him the threat cannot possibly be a demon…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e[An] epic tale of a land ruled by magic—or the sober record of a world colonized by science...The double vision built into the story works well.\" —\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] seamless blend of science fiction and fantasy... Recommended for lovers of portal fantasy, lost colony science fiction, and stories on the border between the two genres\" —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Tchaikovsky takes beloved tropes to exciting new places, carried by memorable characters and clever prose. This proves yet again why Tchaikovsky is a master of the genre mash-up.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eElder Race\u003c\/i\u003e is a really fun novella, displaying Tchaikovsky’s trademark sharp prose and big ideas conveyed in interesting ways.\" —\u003ci\u003eGrimDark Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore Praise for Adrian Tchaikovsky\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Picking up an Adrian Tchaikovsky book is proof you love your brain and want it to be happy.\" —John Scalzi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A great coming-of-age story that careens through a world so vividly realized that you can feel each insect bite and taste every acrid berry. \u003ci\u003eThe Expert System’s Brother\u003c\/i\u003e gives you that visceral eek of satisfaction as its pieces come into view then fit together with exacting precision. It’s a smart story, smartly told.” - Hugo Award winner, John Chu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “I loved it. A bold, vivid story about humanity and the broader universe. Should we mold the universe to suit us? Or should we mold ourselves to suit the universe? Adrian Tchaikovsky keeps these choices in tension, and kept me riveted to the page.” - Ramez Naam, author of \u003ci\u003eNexus \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eThe Expert System’s Brother\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eChildren of Time\u003c\/i\u003e is a joy from start to finish. Entertaining, smart, surprising and unexpectedly human.” - Patrick Ness\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Brilliant science fiction and far out world building” - James McAvoy on \u003ci\u003eChildren of Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A refreshingly new take on post-dystopia civilizations, with the smartest evolutionary worldbuilding you'll ever read” - Peter F. Hamilton on \u003ci\u003eChildren of Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A magnificently imaginative space opera.” - \u003ci\u003eB\u0026amp;N Sci-Fi \u0026amp; Fantasy Blog\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eChildren of Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250768728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Tordotcom","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40799448891598,"sku":"9781250768728","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_6899dbae-9fbb-4871-b263-e39f41172e88.jpg?v=1643275915","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250768728","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}