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This is the third book in this series, coming after Children of Time and Children of Ruin. While I really liked the first of the books in the series, the second felt weaker. While this one doesn’t review as well as the second I think it’s actually a stronger book. Whilst sometimes a bit repetitive…
This book did not go where I expected it to. Sure, it has a species uplift plot which is similar to Children of Time, but that’s not all that’s happening here. If the previous book was about refugees and redemption, this book is about alternative ways of structuring societies (I don’t want to ruin the…
While being a fairly transparent metaphor for refugees, this book is also an excellent read with a relatively believable premise. I especially like the ending, which I thought was quite unexpected. I don’t want to ruin any of this for anyone, but I really really enjoyed this book. Title: Children of Time Author: Adrian Tchaikovsky…
This book triggered my weak spot. There I was wandering in a book store and it caught my eye. The combination of the promise of instant expertise and and interesting topic area was too much for my already notably poor impulse control with books and a purchase was made. Covering from our distant origins from…
I’m killing time at my mother in law’s at the moment, before bussing it back to Sydney (on the way back to the US) tomorrow, and I figured I’d visit Damn Interesting again. Some of the gems from this trip: An article on the use of deliberately introduced infections to treat tumours. How about a…