A review by theneverendingtbr
The Human Son by Adrian J. Walker

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

500 YEARS IN THE FUTURE, EARTH IS A PARADISE...WITHOUT US.

Humanity no longer exists. Instead, Earth is populated by approximately 11,111 Erta. 

Erta were created by the humans in order to try help save the world.

However the Erta realise that the way for Earth to survive is to allow humans to die out, then they can go about saving the planet.

Once everything is complete, one Erta points out that they should reintroduce humans to Earth; the majority disagree because of humanity's destructive nature and the threat of the planet being destroyed once again - making all of their work in saving the planet pointless.

They decide to create a single human life as a test subject, an Erta has been given the responsibility of raising the child and the story follows her development through his life. From seeing him as a test subject to realising that she loves him as she struggles through the various aspects of parenting.

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This one is beautifully written with complex characters, I can see this being a future classic.

There's a few bits were it slows down due to 'scientific' stuff and I put it down but I kept going back to it and I'm glad I did because I loved it!

I can’t recommend this highly enough.