Children of Memory

Children of Time, Book 3

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

Narrated by: Mel Hudson

From the award-winning master of sci-fi Adrian Tchaikovsky, Children of Memory is the unmissable follow-up space opera to the highly acclaimed Children of Time and Children of Ruin.

When Earth failed, it sent out arkships to establish new outposts. So the spaceship Enkidu and its captain, Heorest Holt, carried its precious human cargo to a potential new paradise. Generations later, this fragile colony has managed to survive on Imir, eking out a hardy existence. Yet life is tough, and much technological knowledge has been lost.

Then strangers appear, on a world where everyone knows their neighbour. They possess unparalleled knowledge and thrilling new technology – for they have come from the stars, to help humanity’s lost colonies. But not all is as it seems on Imir.

As the visitors lose track of time and memories, they discover the colonists fear unknown enemies and Imir’s own murky history. Neighbour turns against neighbour, as society fractures in the face of this terrifying foe. Perhaps some other intelligence is at work, toying with colonists and space-faring scientists alike? But not all questions are so easily answered – and the price may be the colony itself . . .

Children of Memory by Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky is a far-reaching space opera spanning generations, species and galaxies.

©2022 Adrian Tchaikovsky (P)2022 Macmillan Publishers International Limited

Critic reviews

One of the most interesting and accomplished writers in speculative fiction (Christopher Paolini)

Thoroughly absorbing and enjoyable (The Guardian)

In a word - Brilliant

"Brilliant" is precisely the word that kept spontaneously coming to mind as I approached the end of this book. I'm so glad I tried it despite some of the negative reviews that I'd read which put it down as not living up to the first two books in the series. To spell out just what made it brilliant would spoil things though, so I won't. I will say, however, that I am so very impressed by how thoughtful and creative the author has been in his exploration of the different forms that life might take and at least one very intriguing vision of the future in this series.

Fantástico

Para mim essa Saga se tornou o verdadeiro sucessor espiritual de tudo que há de melhor em star trek

Great work

This is another great work by Tchaikovsky building a bit of philosophy into his sci-fi genre. It really has a jaw dropping moment when you figure out where the world he’s built really is.

A great book and listen that I didn’t want to stop.

Mediocre

Not as good as the two prequels
Children of Time
and
Children of Ruin.
But a decent Sci-fi novel

not nearly as good as previous books

Struggle to finish it and follow it. Lacks the amazing scientific detail and imagination of the previous books.

Third one out

While good concepts, the majority of the story falls flat in a repetitive blur where nothing happens and doesn't even matter in the end. A shadow compared to the previous books.

Beat book of the year 2022 for me

Bueutiful story with relatable characters and an unexpected flow. An adventure you won't forget

What an amazing book

It should only be read after the others in the series, but it’s worth it! It is filled with wild imagination and it has a beautiful set of characters!

Different but very good

Its only at the very end that the book and the concepts it looks at really come together. The repetitive middle was weird while I was reading it but at the end I appreciated why it was so.

And then there are…

I love this author and particularly this world of theirs. This book, more than the first two, is a meta commentary on literature and philosophy. It continues the exploration of “what is life” through some familiar entities and some new ones. The story can feel out of place and disjointed because the character are zoned into the micro and it is only after some reflection can one notice the macro, the string holding everything together. Depending on when you finally notice the macro narrative one can begin feeling like one of the characters and seeing the whole and not just the parts. This book is brilliant and should be read at least twice.