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Alien Clay

by Adrian Tchaikovsky

A dissident scientist is sent to a prison planet where evolution refuses to obey human rules.

GenresSci-FiSpace Opera
Genre and trope pairingsSci-FiDystopianSci-FiFirst contactSpace OperaRebellionSpace OperaAlien civilizations
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About Alien Clay

Biologist Arton Daghdev is exiled by Earth’s authoritarian Mandate to the dangerous world of Kiln. Among alien ruins and hostile life, he must uncover the planet’s secrets while challenging the ideology that condemned him.

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Content warnings
  • suicide mention
  • body horror
  • violence
Death’s End by Cixin LiuDeath’s EndShared genre/trope pair: Sci-Fi + First contact · Shared genre/trope pair: Space Opera + Alien civilizations · Shared genre: Sci-Fi · Shared genre: Space Opera · Shared vibe: tense · Shared vibe: thought-provokingGolden Son by Pierce BrownGolden SonShared genre/trope pair: Sci-Fi + Dystopian · Shared genre/trope pair: Space Opera + Rebellion · Shared genre: Sci-Fi · Shared genre: Space Opera · Shared vibe: tense · Shared vibe: grittyMorning Star by Pierce BrownMorning StarShared genre/trope pair: Sci-Fi + Dystopian · Shared genre/trope pair: Space Opera + Rebellion · Shared genre: Sci-Fi · Shared genre: Space Opera · Shared vibe: tense · Shared vibe: grittyA Desolation Called Peace by Arkady MartineA Desolation Called PeaceShared genre/trope pair: Sci-Fi + First contact · Shared genre/trope pair: Space Opera + Alien civilizations · Shared genre: Sci-Fi · Shared genre: Space Opera · Shared vibe: tense

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