书评：《可怕的世界：目的地》——阿德里安·查普斯基著 ★★★★★Book Review: Terrible Worlds: Destinations by Adrian Tchaikovsky ★★★★★
本书收录了阿德里安·查普斯基的三部中篇小说，表面上讲述人类向太空和未来世界的迁徙冒险，实则深入探讨孤独这一核心主题。每篇故事虽设定迥异，但都通过角色在陌生环境中的孤立状态，反思人类存在的本质与情感联结的脆弱性。文笔优美，思想深邃，是科幻文学中罕见的情感与哲思结合之作。
Terence Eden
What's better than one Adrian Tchaikovsky novella? Three Adrian Tchaikovsky novellæ! Or is it "novellii"? Either way, a delightful triptych of stories on a common theme. On the surface, they're about travelling to a new destination (Space! The Future! For-Copyright-Reasons Not Narnia!)
Except, deep down, they're about loneliness. No matter how far or fast we run, no matter where or when we go, we can't outrun ourselves. When you enter the void, sometimes the void enters you.
There's also the constant theme about the hunter becoming the hunted. All three of the stories reminded me a bit of Piranesi by Susanna Clarke - in that I was never quite sure if the characters were simply delusional and waging war on an enemy of their own making.
It brims with a pathos which I find rare in modern science fiction. That's offset with the perfectly placed British humour within it. Yes, there's a touch of the Weir/Scalzi "Only I, a nerdy guy, can save the universe in a self-knowing way" - but those authors aren't brave enough to mention Reading town centre or have their hero hail from Stevenage. Whereas Tchaikovsky knows what's up with the Furries.
An excellent collection of tales.
Many thanks to NetGalley for the review copy. The book is available to buy now.
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