Children of Time: The 10th Anniversary Edition of the Arthur C. Clarke Award Winning Science Fiction Novel (The Children of Time Novels)

Author: Adrian Tchaikovsky

Humanity's last survivors search for a new home after the collapse of Earth. On a distant terraformed planet, an experiment designed to create a new civilisation has taken an unexpected turn. As humans and another evolving species move towards an encounter, the future of both hangs in the balance. Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award, this is the first novel in the Children of Time series.

Recommended age: 16+ years

Genre: Adult science fiction, space opera, speculative fiction

Why readers will enjoy it: Thought-provoking ideas about evolution, intelligence, civilisation and survival combine with ambitious world-building and a gripping story.

Read-alikes: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, Dune by Frank Herbert and The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers.

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