Take a photo of a barcode or cover
4.29 AVERAGE
4.29 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Children of Time is a fascinating sci-fi novel that asks existential questions about what it would mean to evolve as humans - alongside cognizant beings (accidentally created by our own hand) - thousands of years from now? The world-building and idea creation are phenomenal, but the character development and dialogue are C+ at best. It's a hefty 640 pages for the first novel, and though I did like it, I'm not sure I loved it enough to keep reading the series. 3.5/5 stars.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The length of time it took me to read this book is no reflection of its quality. I put it aside at least four times for time-related issues, and each time I returned to it was hesitant if it would still grab me in as before. It did.
I prefer fantasy to sci-fi but this was phenomenal. The concept, the time skips, the dramas playing out at the two major settings, and the main characters were all fascinating and engrossing...
I enjoy being on the edge of my seat by a novel, and this one did it all the way to the very end. There’s a sentence somewhere in the middle about someone being unable to adequately describe what it’s like being themselves because there’s no other way to really experience an alternative. This piqued my interest at the time I read it, and after finishing the novel, I found I was thinking about it more and more as a central running theme throughout.
I found I was almost ashamed that I held so tightly to my human-centered ideas of resolution that the ending was truly a surprise to me. It was extraordinarily satisfactory and the simplicity of how an imminently catastrophic meeting of species and cultures could be concluded took my breath away.
It’s been some time since a book has affected me like this. I love it.
I prefer fantasy to sci-fi but this was phenomenal. The concept, the time skips, the dramas playing out at the two major settings, and the main characters were all fascinating and engrossing...
I enjoy being on the edge of my seat by a novel, and this one did it all the way to the very end. There’s a sentence somewhere in the middle about someone being unable to adequately describe what it’s like being themselves because there’s no other way to really experience an alternative. This piqued my interest at the time I read it, and after finishing the novel, I found I was thinking about it more and more as a central running theme throughout.
I found I was almost ashamed that I held so tightly to my human-centered ideas of resolution that the ending was truly a surprise to me. It was extraordinarily satisfactory and the simplicity of how an imminently catastrophic meeting of species and cultures could be concluded took my breath away.
It’s been some time since a book has affected me like this. I love it.
i really enjoyed this, despite never being the biggest fan of spiders. i appreciated the way Tchaikovsky explored how evolution could manifest in a completely different species. much of sci-fi that focuses on the development of intelligent life is ultimately limited by our own human definitions and understandings, but I thought he did an excellent job expanding on that in a more uplifting and touching way than I expected.
You read this book and kinda understand why Adrian
Tchaikovsky won The Arthur C.Clarke Award for Sci-Fi book of the year. I was a bit skeptical after reading The Doors of Eden last year which did not live up to the Tchaikovsky name hype. That ending took me by surprise and I cannot wait for the next book, Children of Ruin...
I still need to marinate on my rating, between 4-5-4.8
Tchaikovsky won The Arthur C.Clarke Award for Sci-Fi book of the year. I was a bit skeptical after reading The Doors of Eden last year which did not live up to the Tchaikovsky name hype. That ending took me by surprise and I cannot wait for the next book, Children of Ruin...
I still need to marinate on my rating, between 4-5-4.8
adventurous
informative
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
this is so dumb omg i can't believe i wasted my time on this. these started out so promising but went downhill and got ridiculous SO fast