CHILDREN OF TIME by Adrian Tchaikovsky - No Spoiler Review

CHILDREN OF TIME by Adrian Tchaikovsky - No Spoiler Review
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I am finally getting the chance to do my no spoiler review of TCHILDREN OF TIME by Adrian Tchaikovsky! CHILDREN OF TIME by Adrian Tchaikovsky is a great science fiction novel that has come highly recommended to me by so many people! CHILDREN OF TIME by Adrian Tchaikovsky is a scifi book that includes AI, alien contact (kind of), messiahs and more..I hope you enjoy this no spoiler review of CHILDREN OF TIME by Adrian Tchaikovsky!
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[@merphynapier42]

This book was SO good and so much fun, I was way more invested in the bugs too - and I was rooting for the spiders 😂 Not surprised at all that you enjoyed this one Jimmy, it seems like it’d be your speed

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Hahah that’s so good to hear you enjoyed this one too! I was 100% rooting for the spiders and wanted to see what they’d do next 😂

[@Books_BrewsandBeyond]

I was also on the side of the spiders- lol

[@sharronweis8302]

I loved this book. So,so many twists. I agree with your analysis.. will alter ones perspective on the misunderstood spider.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

I never had any idea what would happen next, so fun!

[@WordsinTime]

I’m so glad you enjoyed it! I liked the first 2/3 and loved the last 1/3 of the book. I really connected with the ideas of generational memory and empathy. I didn’t think it was possible to be so engaged by spiders! I am actually starting a Tchaikovsky book this evening called Dogs of War. I hope I enjoy it just as much!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

I’ve heard that one is amazing!

[@annak_reads]

Children of Time is such a good book and a really interesting exploration of empathy! Tchaikovsky is a very solid author for me, and there's lots to dive into. Great review!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Thank you!!

[@TheBeeesKnees]

LETS GOOOO JIMMMYYYYY love the intro 👏gonna be trying out this series in the near future

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Thank you! Posting Friday reviews, I was in my bag

[@TheBeeesKnees]

@@thefantasynuttwork you ain't ever fumbled the bag 👏

[@lieslherman]

This has been on my TBR for ages... Thanks for the nudge to keep it on my radar, it does sound so interesting! Glad your second try with Tchaikovsky was a success! 😊

[@thefantasynuttwork]

I hope you love it!

[@BooksRebound]

It's probably the best sci-fi of the last 20yrs honestly

[@carlalbert6518]

This is actually the very next book I"m gonna read! Glad to see a very positive review for it from ya, Jimmy!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Hope you like it!

[@markgoewey4442]

Dude the Bobby B. saying yup that sounds like humanity. Is f'n awesome. Robert Baratheon (a song of ice and fire). u rock!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Hahahah he’s the GOAT

[@blacknbluecollarreader]

Another excellent review Jimmy. I was wondering where I should start with Tchaikovsky. I think you have answered that question for me. Thanks!!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Definitely a solid starting point!

[@someokiedude9549]

Been meaning to read this book for a long time, but I haven't gotten around to it yet. It sounds like a cool twist to the first contact story. Great video as always man!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Thanks dude!!

[@RedFuryBooks]

Great review - this one has been on the MBR for awhile. I read Tchaikovsky for the first time last month - The City of Last Chances, and definitely enjoyed it.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

I think you’ll enjoy this one

[@chadia25]

Great review. 🔥 Tchaikovsky nailed it with this book. Even thinking about spiders gives me the creeps, and just like you I was rooting for the spiders at some point. Soooo good!!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Definitely a bit creepy lol

[@BooksWithBenghisKahn]

This makes me so happy that Tchaikovsky hasn’t totally struck out with you-I’m so pumped to read this finally this year too

[@thefantasynuttwork]

I’m reading more of his stuff for sure, and next year Apt will be a series I def try

[@grunmn]

The books are amazing and at the time I was annoyed lie why am I redid this then they all lay off with the endings. I'll be reading a different book and find myself thinking of children of ruin

[@armbaria]

Been hearing lots of good things about Adrian Tchaikovsky, gonna get into his stuff soon thanks for the review

[@thefantasynuttwork]

My pleasure 😃

[@Thecatladybooknook_PennyD]

That new camera and set up tho....🙌🙌🔥

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Thank you!

[@esmayrosalyne]

This is one of those true TBR veterans of mine and I have no clue why I haven't gotten to it already. Excellent review, I am bumping it up the priority list again!!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

I kept putting it off for years 🤣

[@Books_BrewsandBeyond]

Fantastic review Jimmy- Children of time was such a fast paced, unique and a wonderfully executed story to the start of the trilogy.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Thanks!!

[@BookishChas]

Great review Jimmy. I need to get on this book.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Thanks Chas!

[@SakhaGaming]

This book was so awesome, cant wait to start Children of Ruin. Fabian crew!!!

[@thefantasythinker]

Great review! I'm getting more and more interested in Tchaikovsky's stuff the more I see it on book tube. I hope I can squeeze it in someday! Just glad you didn't mention hornets. Too many of those around my house, ha!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Yeah I draw the line at bees 😂

[@Hawk7886]

@@thefantasynuttwork bees are cool, dude! Hornets and wasps deserve to be nuked from orbit, though.

[@ErosXs]

Love this book ❤ audiobook is good narration too!

[@Lily_James]

I read Guns of the Dawn and Cage of Souls last month and absolutely loved both though they couldn't be more different. Can't wait to read this one despite my arachnophobia lol. Glad you liked it!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Guns of the Dawn is calling me

[@anothersarahreading9961]

I loved this book too. And that the end didn't go where i expected. Children of Ruin is on the giant TBR as is the Apt series . He seems to be an author with a LOT of ideas 📚⛰️

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Lots of ideas and lots of books 🤣

[@patsmythos]

Great review! I went into this book largely blind, particularly had no idea about the spiders, and at first I thought they'd be a temporary part of the story. I kept thinking, "Hmmm... so when will he move on from this spider story?" and then about halfway through, I was like "OH, this IS the story!" Such a unique and thought provoking book.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Hahaha thanks man! Yeah this book was so much different than I thought it was going to be, but in all the best ways. I’m so glad I finally read it!

[@darthandy6161]

Great review! Interesting the sections with 2 sides of the page didn’t look that way on my kindle, but that sounds better. For what it’s worth I thought Ruin was a step down but he returned to brilliance with Memory. If you liked the ant battles you may enjoy Empire of the Ants by Bernard Werber.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

I will check that out!

[@mariareadsssf]

This is the year in witch I hope I can get more familiar with SF. I tried Octavia E. Butler's "Xenogenesis" also known as "Lilith's Brood", but I don't think I was ready fot it as a project, but I really loved her short stories from "Bloodchild and Other Stories" ( one of her 2 nonfiction Essays made me cry). Deffinetely considering both Tchaikovsky and Mieville. Next month I will try one of Ursula Le Guin's SF from the "Hanish Cycle". Happy reading to you!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Love that lineup!

[@akellerhouse83]

Dude. This is such a good book. It was one of my favorite reads of 2022. I just finished Children of Ruin a couple days ago. It was fine, but i really didn't connect with any of the characters until the very end. The whole story is basically the same as CoT. I will read Children of Memory eventually but I'm not in a hurry.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

As much as I loved this I don’t feel the pull to read the sequels since they weren’t planned from the start

[@bardsandbooks]

Well, I’m sold! On the TBR it goes

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Enjoy!

[@kevin.jenkins]

common Jimmy W, common Tchaikovsky W good video jimbo

[@thatsci-firogue]

Tchaikovsky's getting higher n higher up my list of favourite authors

[@thefantasynuttwork]

W’s all around! Appreciate you Kev

[@Ribshack2012]

One of my favorite overarching themes of this book (as someone who doesn't usually have the ability to even recognize themes, much less discuss them) was how he handled the religious aspects of forming a religion around this unseen "Messiah" figure. I thought it was really neat the way he presented it and handled that. Unfortunately i didnt care much at all for Children of Ruin, but i will continue sometime soon with Children of Memory. Glad you had such a great time reading this one!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Yes the messiah stuff was great!

[@thatsci-firogue]

What a coincidence, i was just wondering when your next review was gonna drop lol Lucky me not being afraid of bugs. Then again if I saw a spider the size of a small dog walking around I'm gonna assume it's poisonous, bolt and leave a me shaped hole in the wall. I'm really excited to get to Children of Time, i don't see it being anytime soon tho since I recently read Empire in Black and Gold (Book 1 of Shadows of the Apt) and can confirm, BUGS!!!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Bugs bugs bugs

[@thatsci-firogue]

Something *bugging* you Jimmy?😅

[@safinan8008]

Happy reading to you!! 📖

[@thefantasynuttwork]

You too!

[@jeremygunkel]

Loved the planet side story, could not have cared less about what was going on up in the ship. Still undecided if I want to keep reading the series.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

I’ve heard the sequels aren’t necessary so I’m in no rush

[@Thecatladybooknook_PennyD]

I had decided not to read this one... then i read Guns of the Dawn and Children of Time went back on my list and your review confirmed this decision.🎉🎉

[@thefantasynuttwork]

If you read it I hope you love it!

[@ajpruitt4628]

I flew through this book and then the rest of the series. Dude instantly became a favorite author and I’ve got his other stuff in the mail.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

🙌🙌🙌

[@thefantasynuttwork]

I wanna get at least one more book of his in this year

[@Carsos1992]

I reading it now! Great so far.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Yes!!!

[@muhammedshibin621]

The amount of creativity in this book🔥, by the way,the author has fierce eyebrows 😂

[@thefantasynuttwork]

His eye brows are amazing 🤣

[@masoninho8]

Loved this book so damn much!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Same!

[@bookswithnate]

This book has been on my TBR for some time, gave the book away as a gift to someone and I doubt they'll ever read it haha but my real question to you Jimmy. Will this book help me get over my fear of spiders?

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Hahaha I don’t think so 😂

[@tannersturgeon2448]

Back to back slapper Jimmy videos at work this afternoon. Need a cigarette

[@thefantasynuttwork]

We cookin Tanner

[@maddy0119]

Gotta love those spiders!

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Terrifying 🤣

[@arlissbunny]

A FILM adaptation!!! Movie screen size spiders!!! I’m still working on gathering the courage to even read the book but a movie?!? I’m pretty sure I have to nope out on that one. BTW - we are definitely an invading species. Bunnies had everything under control before we screwed it all up.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Poor bunnies :(

[@Notremah]

Read the three book series. I enjoyed it. And by the way. If you liked this first book, the second I think was the BEST.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Good to know!

[@investlikeawarrior]

I’ve been meaning to read this bike, but I know it will break my mind. So I’m holding off lol 😂

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Try it out 😁

[@hannahblackwellbooks]

Lol so no one told me about the spiders before I read this book. Not a pleasant surprise.. 😂 but I was very impressed by the societal commentary in this book, think I ended up giving 4 stars.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Yeah lots of social stuff that I found really thought provoking!

[@FIT2BREAD]

Great review. I liked both story lines, but am in the minority in enjoying the crew of the Gilgamesh more than the spiders

[@thefantasynuttwork]

I think on reread I’d like them more!

[@Jay_Mike]

I liked Guns of the Dawn, didn’t love it. This seems great though, please stop extending my TBR haha

[@thefantasynuttwork]

My bad 🤣

[@mitch8948]

This sounds like the setup to Prometheus. But we’re the Engineers and the spiders are the us

[@thefantasynuttwork]

I did love that movie…

[@benjamincrowhurst5998]

God that intro was good. Whole thing was good but perfect hook. I’m gonna have to check this out, even as an arachnophobe haha

[@thefantasynuttwork]

My man! Thank you!

[@landonweldy5468]

Gonna be honest I quit about halfway through when I realized that not only did I not know anything about the main character, but I couldn't even tell you his name. Spider stuff was cool

[@thefantasynuttwork]

👍👍

[@TysonPJ]

Arms looking good.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Haha thanks, had a great workout before filming 😂

[@deanryanmartin]

This is one of those sci-fi books with stupendous cover art. Is it a stand-alone?

[@thefantasynuttwork]

There’s sequels but they aren’t needed

[@deanryanmartin]

@@thefantasynuttwork i see. if possible, want to listen to your reviews bout it.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

@@deanryanmartin I actually don’t think I’ll read the next two for quite some time, this wraps up perfectly and don’t feel they’re super necessary

[@deanryanmartin]

@@thefantasynuttwork Sounds okay. There are really sequels that can destroy the direction of the story started by the first book.

[@mynameismudd5054]

It's basically a Rick and Morty episode

[@primal9238]

Hmmm, no spoiler reviews on books in my pile of thousands of unread books? Seems worth a sub.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

Thanks!

[@albin2232]

I thought that it was ludicrously over-written.

[@stalefurset9444]

Where are the crabs? Evolution always create crabs.

[@crissydv1]

I love your review but hated the book! Lol

[@thefantasynuttwork]

That’s fair 🤣

[@cabrademora1]

:D

[@heretic124]

I rolled my eyes anytime I had to read chapter from human perspective. People were poorly written, spiders much better. I also didn't like the ending. I find the book overrated and same with Dogs of War whose cover promises deep existential and moral questions but in the end that aspect of the story was as shallow as a puddle. Seems to me like Tchaikovsky comes up with great ideas but doesn't have the talent to make them truly shine and instead drowns them in mediocre/slightly above average writing and characterization.

[@thefantasynuttwork]

All good! Hope your next read is awesome for you!

[@grunmn]

Omg thank you for doing a review on this. My coworker got me into SA way of kings. I blew through it and dot edgedancer and just finished mistborn... Long 3 months. And fuck I had finished time, memory, and ruin. Right before. It deserves the same fandom and it's half the time to read lol but fuck I'm forgot I read of time. Yo it made me literally garden to keep spiders alive

[@thefantasynuttwork]

It’s so good!

[@grunmn]

What it isz is sanders has a hole universe and all crazy shit to read where I'm waiting on Adrian. I'm a non fiction and lie space and physics. Somehow i found space spiders n