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Children of Time

Written by: Adrian Tchaikovsky
Narrated by: Mel Hudson
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Adrian Tchaikovksy's critically acclaimed stand-alone 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?

©2016 Adrian Tchaikovsky (P)2017 Audible Ltd
Fantasy Fiction First Contact Science Fiction Space Exploration Space Opera Interstellar Dystopian Survival Solar System

What the critics say

" Children of Time is a joy from start to finish. Entertaining, smart, surprising and unexpectedly human." (Patrick Ness)

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really enjoyed this.

what a great audiobook. powered it out in 3 days .... didnt feel rushed at all.

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Must read/listen

A fascinating story brought to life by a masterful narrator. Adrian weaves a complex tale that is engaging and all encompassing.

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Interesting concept for a story

Super interesting concept for a story and while I found it entertaining I could not connect enough to the characters to care how anything turned out for them. Finished it and enjoyed the idea but it dragged in certain places, again, because I wasn't sure I cared what happened. #Audible1

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Solid science fiction with a biological bent

With strong, positive central themes that could be of use in today’s sociopolitical climate, this biology-heavy (as opposed to physics and engineering common in other sci-fi) epic is worth the read; it manages to feel personal while spanning many generations, and has enough intimacy and action to foster strong investment by the end. To be honest, the non-human part of the parallel histories is the reason I enjoyed this book. Hard to say much more without spoilers- enjoy :)

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Stellar

Original thinking. Well read. Great biology, and a few surprises. Loved the other-species gender politics.

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Surprisingly Excellent

When I first started this audiobook, I wasn't completely sold on the concept, and thought the Sci-Fi elements may be a bit more far fetched than I prefer.

After about 3 hours, I was completely hooked. Adrian Tchaikovsky does an amazing job of putting a massive timescale into the hands of a few well fleshed out characters. Further, I found myself empathizing with the spiders, which are refreshingly alien in their thoughts, desires and evolution. Ideas of politics and religion are well handled in how they apply to a changing society, and are presented in a believable way for the characters involved.

The story itself is well paced and entertaining, with a few action segments punctuating slower paced, "world changing" scenarios. The book is at it's best when it's examining the thoughts of it's characters, and how they pick apart the challenges facing them and their comrades.

I would highly recommend Children of Time to any fan of Sci-Fi.

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Very creative piece of sci fi, enjoyable.

Overall and interesting piece of sci fi, enjoyed the first person altering narrative of Portia.

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Heavy Sci/Fi fans dream.

It was a thorough pleasure to have listened to this book, which ai listened to twice, back to back.
I was so thrilled upon completion that there was another associated book. It was not at all what I expected.
It got I to a weird, sexual thing, that wasn’t, my thing!

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This Book changed the expectations I have for sci-if

I found both books in this series extremely mind boggling and loved it very much. I might even re listen to them before the third one comes out!

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Fantastic Science Fiction

A dire future for humanity told across millennia. Unexpected challenges and opportunities at every page turn. Excellent.

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