{"product_id":"engines-of-reason-elder-race-book-ii-elder-race-2","title":"Engines of Reason: Elder Race, Book II (Elder Race #2)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eElder Race\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eShortlisted for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Everything about this book suggests deliberate care in uniting epic fantasy's immersive world-building with the sharp, dislocating bursts of high-concept science fiction... Ten out of 10.\" ― \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e on \n\u003ci\u003eElder Race\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\" ― \n\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e on \n\u003ci\u003eElder Race\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"Crunchy, conceptual SF at its best...the best alien contact novel I've read since Peter Watts' \n\u003ci\u003eBlindsight\u003c\/i\u003e, and that is high praise indeed.\" ―Richard Morgan, author of \n\u003ci\u003eAltered Carbon\u003c\/i\u003e on \n\u003ci\u003eShroud\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Brilliant science fiction and far out world building\" --James McAvoy on \n\u003ci\u003eChildren of Time\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A refreshingly new take on post-dystopia civilizations, with the smartest evolutionary worldbuilding you'll ever read\" --Peter F. Hamilton on \n\u003ci\u003eChildren of Time\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eElder Race\u003c\/i\u003e is a really fun novella, displaying Tchaikovsky's trademark sharp prose and big ideas conveyed in interesting ways.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eGrimDark Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A magnificently imaginative space opera.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eB\u0026amp;N Sci-Fi \u0026amp; Fantasy Blog\u003c\/i\u003e on \n\u003ci\u003eChildren of Time\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore Praise for Adrian Tchaikovsky\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Picking up an Adrian Tchaikovsky book is proof you love your brain and want it to be happy.\" --John Scalzi \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \n\u003ci\u003eNexus \u003c\/i\u003eon \n\u003ci\u003eThe Expert System's Brother\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eChildren of Time\u003c\/i\u003e is a joy from start to finish. Entertaining, smart, surprising and unexpectedly human.\" --Patrick Ness \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Brilliant science fiction and far out world building\" --James McAvoy on \n\u003ci\u003eChildren of Time\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A refreshingly new take on post-dystopia civilizations, with the smartest evolutionary worldbuilding you'll ever read\" --Peter F. Hamilton on \n\u003ci\u003eChildren of Time\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A magnificently imaginative space opera.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eB\u0026amp;N Sci-Fi \u0026amp; Fantasy Blog\u003c\/i\u003e on \n\u003ci\u003eChildren of Time\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdrian Tchaikovsky is a British science-fiction and fantasy writer known for a wide-variety of work including the Children of Time, Final Architecture, Dogs of War, Tyrant Philosophers and Shadows of the Apt series, as well as standalone books such as \n\u003ci\u003eElder Race\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eDoors of Eden\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eSpiderlight \u003c\/i\u003eand many others. \n\u003ci\u003eChildren of Time \u003c\/i\u003eand its series has won the Arthur C. Clarke and BSFA awards, and his other works have won the British Fantasy, British Science Fiction and Sidewise Awards. In 2024, he was inducted into the European Science Fiction Society Hall of Fame, and he has been nominated for the Hugo Award six times between 2023 and 2025.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 07\/01\/2026 pg. 46 (EAN 9781250388292, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eTchaikovsky, Adrian\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAdrian Tchaikovsky is a British science-fiction and fantasy writer known for a wide-variety of work including the Children of Time, Final Architecture, Dogs of War, Tyrant Philosophers and Shadows of the Apt series, as well as standalone books such as \n\u003ci\u003eElder Race\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eDoors of Eden\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eSpiderlight \u003c\/i\u003eand many others. \n\u003ci\u003eChildren of Time \u003c\/i\u003eand its series has won the Arthur C Clarke and BSFA awards, and his other works have won the British Fantasy, British Science Fiction and Sidewise Awards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Tordotcom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496119468310,"sku":"9781250388292","price":32.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781250388292.jpg?v=1783053464","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/engines-of-reason-elder-race-book-ii-elder-race-2","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}