Elder Race

Adrian Tchaikovsky

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nicwolffMay 21, 2023

"Elder Race", by Adrian Tchaikovsky. This short novel is a bit reminiscent

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disillusionedOct 29, 2022

* Elder Race - Tchaikovsky's Hugo-nominated novella does this really neat thing where it tells the same story from two different perspectives, which happen to perfectly meld fantasy with hard scifi in a super clever conceit.

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