Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
If spider feminism, ants as computers, the struggle to communicate between two completely different groups between time and species, and numerous ethical dilemmas about preserving the last half million humans interest you, then please check out this book. Every single concept that this book promises are explored in delicious detail and used to their fullest potential. It always felt like the author and the characters were one step ahead of me as I tried to figure out their best course of action for them, and it made for a read that was constantly stimulating and always fun and interesting. I really can't stress it enough that you get everything the book promises you. So many books introduce interesting concepts but forget them soon afterwards; Children of Time is not like that. Any interesting technology or off-hand conversation is returned to later on with greater complexity, and by the time the book is complete, it feels like walking away completely satisfied from a large meal. This is the longest book I've read all year, but by the last few chapters, I was wishing there was more. I'm very excited to read the sequel.
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