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Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky
3.75
adventurous challenging funny mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This is my first Adrian Tchaikovsky book, and I'll read more. Good, serious sci-fi wrapped in in a frequently smartass narrator. An interesting take on political violence, classism, the individual and the community, and some other themes. Pace builds and I loved the ending.

This works well as an audiobook, but probably better to read with the eyes so you catch nuances I'm sure I missed.