Chilling story of a lost astronaut on an alien artefact, struggling to find his way home even as the world around him transforms his body and mind.

I’m lost. I’m scared. And there’s something horrible in here.

My name is Gary Rendell. I’m an astronaut. When they asked me as a kid what I wanted to be when I grew up, I said, “astronaut, please!” I dreamed astronaut, I worked astronaut, I studied astronaut.

I got lucky; when a probe exploring the Oort Cloud found a strange alien rock and an international team of scientists was put together to go and look at it, I made the draw.

I got even luckier. When disaster hit and our team was split up, scattered through the endless cold tunnels, I somehow survived.

Now I’m lost, and alone, and scared, and there’s something horrible in here.Lucky me.

Lucky, lucky, lucky.

A new standalone novella by the Arthur C Clarke Award-winning author of Children of Time.

About The Author

Adrian Tchaikovsky

Adrian 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 Elder Race, Doors of Eden, Spiderlight and many others. Children of Time and 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.

Product Details

Publisher: Solaris (May 28, 2019)
Length: 144 pages
ISBN13: 9781781087060

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Raves and Reviews

“Unsettling and undeniably alien… this one will creep into your mind long afterwards.” —Run Along the Shelves

“The story is by turns humorous and horrific, the scope of imagination on display is wonderful and I really didn’t want to put this down.” —Fantasy Hive

“A fine example of why Adrian Tchaikovsky is becoming such a force in science fiction.” —Grimdark Magazine

“There can be no doubt Tchaikovsky’s also producing some of the best and most thought-provoking novellas out there today.” —At Boundary’s Edge

“Unsettling and creepy… Tchaikovsky shows us yet again how versatile are his writing and storytelling.” —Civilian Reader

“Sly and even occasionally laugh-out-loud hilarious, for all that it’s creepy and deranged. Be warned, some of its darkness will linger.” —Geekly Inc.