Elder Race
The New York Times reviewed this by comparing it to Ursula Le Guin and this is a valid point, both in the stylish language and the thoughtful, very human setting. This is about an anthropologist helping the people she is there just to study. This is a clever story, well written and just as long as needs it to be (204 pages). There’s no unnecessary padding to get this up to a door-stop, or even a regular sized novel so, which is quite refreshing, and the eBook price does reflect this being a novella, which is a much better position that other authors who try to price novellas at the same rate as novels (looking at you Ben…)
A worthwhile read and another example of the skill and range of Adrian’s talents, it is hard to pin him down to a particular sub-genre, he is equally adept at all aspects of fantasy and SF.