Children of Memory

De: Adrian Tchaikovsky

Narrado por: Mel Hudson

The modern classic of space opera that began with Children of Time continues in this extraordinary novel of humanity's battle for survival on a terraformed planet.

Earth failed. In a desperate bid to escape, 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, eking out a hardy existence. Yet life is tough, and much technological knowledge has been lost.

Then strangers appear. They possess unparalleled knowledge and thrilling technology–and they've arrived from another world to help humanity’s colonies. But not all is as it seems, and the price of the strangers' help 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.

©2023 Adrian Tchaikovsky (P)2023 Orbit

This story is NOT SCIFI!

This story could be about literally any medieval town during witch-hunts. It's barely fantasy. It has NOTHING to do with science fiction and has a weak and tenuous connection to the prior two books.

First 2/3 tedious but final 1/3 good.

Loved first two books but this one was more mixed especially the first 2/3 which was tedious due to the chopped up timeline and multiple points of view that resulted in many repetitions of facts which were already known. Also not much really happens in the book. It lacks narrative movement. The stakes never built up and the fictional reality felt too passive and summarized. Not his best work.

I hope there's a fourth

Imagine a Star Trek episode set in the 'Children Of' universe. This is a phenomenal addition to a series which seemed impossible to improve upon. New concepts are added to the original themes of the first two books which contribute to the ongoing conversation about sentience without being gimmicky.

like an existential crisis in a bottle

I have no idea how to sum up this book, only that I shall be re-reading it very soon. I think it might be one of the best series, let alone books I've ever had the pleasure of consuming.

another fantastic iteration of Children of

this book is breathtaking in its story, horror, and sheer scope. Adrian Tchaikovsky is truly one of the greatest authors of ours or any time

another great book in the series

it had some slow confusing parts but in the end it made sense and is a great addition to the series. some big brain philosophical points.

Imaginative and well written

A bit long winded and redundant, not to mention confusing at times, but worth the journey.

Stick through the slow start

Masterful twist at the climax, kept me thinking for days. Can't wait for a sequel.

Betrayed

Why is the final book the one that ends in a gigantic cliffhanger? It's fine on its own, but just feels like a book setting up an entire new book in the end. The whole thing felt like world building for future books but there was no payoff. If there ends up being another book, this would become 5 stars. But all the information I could find was that the Children of Time books would be a trilogy, full stop. I hope that's incorrect because to not follow through with the setup laid down in this book would be a huge mistake.

It's a good book, don't get me wrong. But mostly just uses confusion to keep the plot going forward and then the payoff never really gets there. It ends as whatever is going to come to fruition starts. Big book blue balls.

I loved the introspection of Miranda and all of the philosophizing on the nature of sentience; but like... Finish the book, also?

A worthy sequel.

I enjoyed this return to this universe and the story kept me guessing for a long time. I recommend this book.