Children of Time (spoiler free review) by Adrian Tchaikovsky

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[@johnsparegrave5996]

I think that's the best thing in the world: you read a new author, you're stunned how great they are and you realise they have plethora of books available.

[@TheMrNukeman]

Adrian Tchaikovsky is one of the best SFF writers alive and is horribly under appreciated. The guy pumps out work at an insane rate and they are all vastly different, interesting and high quality. Hoping his works start to get even more recognition!

[@aggelos8256]

I mean the guy has over 350,000 reviews on goodreads, hes not so underrated

[@TheMrNukeman]

@@aggelos8256 That is not really that many reviews especially considering how many books he has written. All good though you are just one of those people who finds the need to say something when they probably shouldn't.

[@aggelos8256]

@@TheMrNukeman you just liked your own comment fuck outta here

[@rineeshparai1780]

Loved children of time. What would you recommend for reading next?

[@GiggaGMikeE]

@@rineeshparai1780 If you want some AMAZING fantasy, his series Shadows of the Apt is fantastic. The Empire of Black and Gold is a great read and the first in the series. I'm at the third book now and only took a break due to a lack of free time.

[@BooksWithBenghisKahn]

So happy you loved it! This was one of my favorite reads of last year, and I have a strong inkling that you’d love another of his sci-fi series that’s just a duology, Dogs of War. I have enjoyed the Children of Time sequels so far and I actually just started the third and final one.

[@theupperechelon7634]

Tchaikovsky writes incredibly well. I read this a while ago and for some reason a lot of things make me think of this. Everyone that likes non-standard Sci-Fi should read this.

[@Nick-yq5jf]

I spent a credit on this a year or two ago. This video gave me the push to start it. It's my first Tchaikovsky book.

[@zachary37]

Hell yeah, this book is phenomenal. One of my favourites I've read the past few years.

[@BooksRebound]

About time. Tchaikovsky is fantastic. He has a lot of good fantasy as well. One of my fav books last year was his House of Open Wounds.

[@PrestonGranger]

Got this one on my tbr shelf staring at me, menacingly. Im super excited to get into this series

[@thwonp]

If you enjoyed this book you should check out A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge, which also features an evolving alien spider species and similar narrative structure. I initially wrote off CoT as a ripoff, before developing a greater respect for Tchaikovsky. Deepness and the other two Zones of Thought books are some of my favorite books, all 3 are fantastic.

[@shawnsmith8558]

yeah, those are great :)

[@heidi6281]

This is the first review of this book that made me want to read it. You sold me by really telling me what it is about not just that alien spiders are involved.

[@slidenaway]

Great review!! This was already fairly high on my TBR but positive reinforcement is always good 😁😁😁

[@jennf1881]

Children of Time is one of my ten “stranded on a desert island” books. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

[@Talking_Story]

pumped to hear this he is an author I really want to get to this year.

[@thecmancan]

Was on the Discord Buddy Read. this was super fun!

[@whyonthefall5373]

Glad you liked the book as much as I did. The development of the 'alien' society was truly fantastic. Mixed in with the tense, ever changing generation ship coming to a collision course was brilliant. I hear some of the criticism of other reviewers: a biology lesson mixed in with a far more interesting human story, but I just don't get it, I found every perspective interesting

[@SINW]

I haven't read this book because of the polarizing reviews. Glad to know you enjoyed it so I will definitely check it out.

[@jameswebb3410]

It's awesome. Really really good. Finished it about an hour ago.

[@idk_username_here]

Just finished this one too, coincidentally. I loved the spider POV chapters, but wished the human characters had a little more to them. Reading the sequel rn! (Octopuses > spiders)

[@theradioactiveboar]

I had the same issue with one half being much more interesting than the other, but thankfully the sequels don't share that problem. Excellent series overall.

[@kumarsalib722]

Spot on. This book was fantastic. The following books are not quite as good, but still cerebral.

[@Zivilin]

Knew you would love it when i mentioned CoT in your shadows of the apt review. Happy i wasn't wrong. 😊

[@dinocollins720]

Another fantastic video!!! Thank you!

[@christeascozycorner]

yay!!! this was one of my favorite books i read last year

[@jeremygunkel]

I absolutely loved the planet side storyline, but the ship part of storyline really made it drag for me. It has been quite awhile since I read it and every time a review pops up about this book I think I should go back and reread it, maybe I missed something.

[@volsere]

Theres a lot of cool mirroring between the spiders and the people on the ark ship, I hope he does something similarly cool in future books

[@jacoplane]

Just finished his Final Architects Series, really loved it!

[@TheEndless1986]

Tchaikovsky is one of the few authors that I will read whatever he puts out, no questions asked, don't even read the blurb.

[@ricoanthony16]

I also enjoyed the spider society. I thought everyone else was kind of boring. I read this one and Symbiosis around the same time and I loved the intelligent plant in that story. I don't know why I never finish either series. Maybe I'll pick it back up if it's chosen as a future buddy read.

[@Syzygy77]

I finished Children of Time last week. I thought it was really fun. A lot happens over the course of the book and over the course time. 😂 Btw, I’m most of the way through Children of Ruin. If you haven’t read it yet, you’re in for a sequel with just as much excitement.

[@theradioactiveboar]

The whole trilogy is great, easilly one of my favorite scifi series. Its what I usually recommend to people who want to get into scifi.

[@joshuadavey6773]

I have read more Tchaikovsky than anyone else and I really do like the way he writes.

[@gosnooky]

You mentioned that Sci-Fi books in general don't do much character development - but I disagree, in part. Sci-Fi novels tend to lack *individual* human character development, but individual humans by and large are not the main characters - humanity as a whole and technology are.

[@heidi6281]

Matt you should read Deathstalker, its Kings of the Wyld in space and so much fun!! Catch BLD’s review.

[@jesusfernandolockuanflores3475]

good review

[@scottv5587]

Did you just review the review?

[@akellerhouse83]

Tchaikovsky has an incredible imagination. I've read about 8 of his books and really enjoyed every one of them. I thought Children of Ruin wasn't as good, but close. There were a lot of parallels with CoT so it was still enjoyable. I just didn't like the characters as much.

[@jayrocs]

Actually didn't like this book but I think harder scifi just isn't my thing. Really liked his other book Guns of the Dawn though!

[@MasterMote]

Is it a standalone or part of a series?

[@MattsFantasyBookReviews]

It's part of a trilogy, but honestly wouldn't be the worst standalone. It ends in a pleasing place.

[@mrswag314]

It’s pretty much standalone. The next books tell different stories in the same world.

[@MasterMote]

@@MattsFantasyBookReviews ty👍

[@jeremycamp0206]

I didn’t enjoy it unfortunately. I was pretty bored with the book after 1/4 of the way through. I think the time jumps hurt the story and it would’ve helped to have a human POV that wasn’t put under and as time goes by maybe we could see their future generations take their place and give a more grounded perspective of what’s happening to humanity in that time. The spider POV just didn’t hold any interest to me. I think my sci fi love is more the space opera style rather than hard sci fi but glad for everyone that enjoyed it

[@MsBalhara]

Can this book be read as standalone??

[@MattsFantasyBookReviews]

Yup!

[@andybarker8787]

Loved this. The next one……not so much.

[@mattamant915]

Great book. First comment

[@heretic124]

Imho Ruin is far superior to Time. If you thought spiders are so different from humans just wait for the species in Ruin. And there's also a huge cosmic horror aspect and a junkie computer. Loving Ruin over Time is unpopular opinion among the fanbase. I don't get it as I didn't enjoy the human chapters in Time. Ruin fixed all the weak points. Children of Memory is a complete garbage, though. I would recommend Dogs of War from his sci-fi, especially if you're a dog person.

[@Serious.5097]

You need to add 6 star reviews or 5+, because you rate way too many books 5 stars. It has lost all value.