Children of Time
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? Span
Why we picked this
Fall and winter are perfect times to kick back and spend the dark evenings lost in worlds built by a master, and Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Children of Time is a perfect place to start. Normally I avoid series, but at the time I discovered this author, the boxed set was on sale, so I didn’t have to wait.
His series spans several centuries of development of four different species: human, arachnid, octopus, and an intelligent virus. Each volume focuses on one but after the first book, they all appear and build on each other. Mr. Tchaikovsky does an excellent job of balancing world building with solid character arcs. I love how he creates names for types instead of individuals so that he can tell a story spanning several centuries without getting lost and forgetting who did what to whose grandfather or sister or uncle. Despite that, there are distinct characters to follow and care about.
Recommended by Tuesday KuykendallReader in Residence
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