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Elder Race
Elder Race | Adrian Tchaikovsky
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In Adrian Tchaikovsky's Elder Race, a junior anthropologist on a distant planet must help the locals he has sworn to study to save a planet from an unbeatable foe. Lynesse is the lowly Fourth Daughter of the queen, and always getting in the way. But a demon is terrorizing the land, and now shes an adult (albeit barely) and 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). But Elder Nyr isnt a sorcerer, and he is forbidden to help, for his knowledge of science tells him the threat cannot possibly be a demon...
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majkia
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I really enjoyed this book, attempting to deal with really odd things. Cultural bridges can be difficult to build and misunderstandings can complicate everything. Loneliness and desperation collide here. Monsters are not always malevolent, but sometimes just so different They/you can't imagine what they are or what they want.

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liamrey
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A scaled back epic of a novella. Lovely bit of world building and brilliant characters, particularly the anthropologist. Robots, demons, wizards and science along side a tale of struggles and redemption. Brilliant.

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kwmg40
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A 2022 Hugo Best Novella nominee, this story examines the interactions between an anthropologist who has travelled to a distant planet and the local people who believe his advanced technology is magic. #hugoawards #hugo2022

My #DoubleSpin choice this month!
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BekaReid
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I was fascinated by how the author explored language and linguistic differences and used the challenges in communication that arise as an integral part of this story.

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TobeyTheScavengerMonk
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The colony world that has forgotten its origins has been done before, & even done before by Tchaikovsky, but the maestro is just so clever at crafting his world & characters that I had a great time with this novella.

We alternate between the perspectives of a warrior princess & the wizard she turns to for help, who is really an anthropologist from old Earth studying her people.

A good read, and the 15th book I‘ve read by Tchaikovsky.

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TheSpineView
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I enjoyed this one but it was not on the same level as Children of Time. It lacked the in depth world building I know the author is capable of and that I love. Also not as much character development as I would have liked. However, I liked the plot and it moved nicely. 3.5⭐

PageShifter This cover looks amazing! 2y
TracyReadsBooks I enjoyed this book, the first of the author‘s I‘ve read, and it definitely made me want to read more of his work. I have seen some reviewers suggest that there are enough interesting ideas in the story, they would‘ve liked to see it be a full length novel. 2y
TheSpineView @PageShifter The cover caught my eye too! 2y
TheSpineView @TracyReadsBooks I liked the story too. I also agree with reviewers that this would have been even better as a longer novel. 2y
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TracyReadsBooks
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Really interesting science fiction story situated within a fantasy…or perhaps the other way around. Regardless, this one gives you a lot to think about. Centuries ago, Earth sent out anthropologists to observe populations (people who left Earth even earlier) on planets around the universe. On one such planet, a “demon” is terrifying the population & a princess calls on an ancient wizard for help. Fascinating post-technology sociological story.

TheSpineView This is on my TBR list. I just finished another of his books yesterday. 2y
TracyReadsBooks @TheSpineView This is the first of his books I‘ve read but I definitely plan on reading more. 2y
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TracyReadsBooks
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I will not be distracted by Saturday book mail, I will not be distracted by Saturday book mail, I will no—

The Girl in the Tower actually completes my collection of the hardcover editions of Arden‘s trilogy (one of my favorites ever). The other two are new to me and may in fact have the power to distract me. We‘ll have to see. 🤷‍♀️😂

GondorGirl I just picked up a copy of Among Thieves, as well. It sounds so good! 2y
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stevesbookstuf1
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I absolutely loved this novella. I just started getting back into SFF after a long time away and have discovered what many already know - Adrian Tchaikovsky is an excellent writer. This was the 2nd book of his that I've read and it was lots of fun to read - a blend of both science fiction and fantasy, told in alternating fashion from two different perspectives. If you're doing last minute gift shopping for an SFF fan on your list - go buy it! 😊

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shanaqui
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Received to review! This was enjoyable, pretty classic in terms of “any sufficiently advanced technology looks like magic“ as a plot, but the fact that the main character is clinically depressed and uses a sort of brain-interface to push his emotions back gave it a bit more originality. It's a bit of a downer in some ways, but I thought it was clever.