‘They did find footprints. And they weren’t human:’ The Doors of Eden by Adrian Tchaikovsky. A Review by Lucy Nield
‘They did find footprints. And they weren’t human.’ The Sideways Award Winner: The Doors of Eden by Adrian Tchaikovsky. A Review by Lucy Nield @lucy_nield1 The Doors of Eden, is one of Adrian Tchaikovsky’s 2020 publications, alongside Firewalkers. As an admirer of Tchaikovsky’s previous novels such as Arthur C. Clarke winning Children of Time and internationally loved Dogs of War, I was excited to be submerged into another speculative world, with eager anticipation of what many legged creatures we may, or may not, meet. I was not disappointed. Whilst the Blurb might suggest a novel overwhelmed by conspiracy theories and cryptozoological mysteries, this text moves far beyond what you can possibly expect or imagine with the mention of ‘monster hunting’ as a starting point. I will be the first to admit that I lost touch with reality whilst reading. You do not feel a sense of existentialism with this text, more of an acceptance, that there could be something more. However tenuous,...