masterofdoom 's review for:

Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
5.0

Even if the human storyline is nothing special, the part that shows the evolution of spiders from insects to an extra-planetary civilization is absolutely superb and makes Children of Time one of the most interesting exploration of evolution that I've ever read. Also very good is the last part, where the two civilizations clash and take the reader in a great roller-coaster, both emotional and intellectual.