Children of Time

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Adrian Tchaikovsky

Adrian Tchaikovsky's Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning novel Children of Time is the epic story of humanity's battle for survival on a terraformed planet. Who will inherit this new Earth? The last remnants of the human race left a dying Earth, desperate to find a new home among the stars. Following in the footsteps of their ancestors, they discover the greatest treasure of the past age—a world terraformed and prepared for human life. But all is not right in this new Eden. In the long years since the planet was abandoned, the work of its architects has borne disastrous fruit. The planet is not waiting for them, pristine and unoccupied. New masters have turned it from a refuge into mankind's worst nightmare. Now two civilizations are on a collision course, both testing the boundaries of what they will do to survive. As the fate of humanity hangs in the balance, who are the true heirs of this new Earth?

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Author

Adrian Tchaikovsky

Pages

640

Publisher

Orbit

Published Date

2018-09-18

ISBN

0316452491 9780316452496

Ratings

Google: 4

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"I really enjoyed this book. I would probably classify it as hard sci-fi but it’s not at all technical. Kept me wanting more from start to finish "

Ian Morris

"Great story, really looking forward to reading the next in the series. So many themes (top faves for me: right to exist/claim land, what is sentience, ethics in a survival situation) explored really well."

CaitVD

"This was one of my worst nightmares made flesh. Intelligent space faring spiders. Shudder. The most perplexing part though was using ants as computers..... is that possible?"

Jennifer

"Very clear and engaging SF about evolution and species right to exist. Could do with more emotional engagement but I found it compelling. "

Emma Jun

"What an imagination! "

Carol Blakley

"This was beautiful. Unlike most people, I actually really like spiders, so I don't find the concept of giant hyper-evolved spiders as frightening as some people, so I went into this book expecting to at least somewhat like the spiders, but I was quite surprised when I found myself actually liking the spiders more then the humans and cheering for the spiders to win. This book blew my mind."

Nikki Nogarde

"Great sci-fi, fun to read 😊"

Joshua Maldonado

"Probably one of the best space fiction books I’ve ever read. Incredibly novel, and I couldn’t put it down."

Adelina Prentice

"Epic science fiction with a diverse cast of humans and spider-evolved aliens. Wow! What a page-turner!"

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Harold Goldfus

"Like many great sci-fi stories, this book takes a compelling premise and creates a fascinating futuristic tale that combines issues of sociology, biology, and technology. I loved the relatively mild yet pervasive horror elements, and the setting allowed for constant tension. The stakes are always high without it being exhausting or feeling forced. For me, this works as a standalone story and a sequel isn’t needed—but I’m sure I’ll pick it up anyways. "