Children of Time Children of Time

Publisher Description

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?

GENRE
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
RELEASED
2018
September 18
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
640
Pages
PUBLISHER
Orbit
SELLER
Hachette Digital, Inc.
SIZE
2.8
MB

Customer Reviews

Wolfboy3000 ,

A Mirror on The Best and the Worst of Humanity

I thought this was a beautifully crafted tale that reflected on the best intentions and the worst instincts of humanity. It vividly illustrates how we craft religious significance to phenomena we do not understand. The evolution of two civilizations and their eventual collision make you quietly root for both sides in their struggle for survival. Personally, I thought the ending was a bit abrupt, inconsistent with the rest of the story, and tidy to the point of being anticlimactic. It’s as if an editor walked by and, with ten pages to go, said “you’d better have a happy ending”. But the philosophical journeys were enjoyable and thought provoking.

Whim1954 ,

This author’s got it all.

I’ve read all of his books but never left a review. Trust me…he’s awesome.

Cosmic_Pearl ,

An unforgettable adventure

The book is beautifully written. The characters struggles of individual and group survival progress the story in a natural and endearing way. I could not put this book down once I started. One of the best sci-fi/fantasy novels I have read this year. I enjoyed the focus on the characters and shared humanity. A must read!

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