Children of Time (novel)
2015 science fiction novel by Adrian Tchaikovsky / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Children of Time is a 2015 science fiction novel by author Adrian Tchaikovsky. The novel follows the evolution of a civilization of genetically modified Portia labiata (arachnoid) on a terraformed exoplanet, guided by an artificial intelligence based on the personality of one of the human terraformers of the planet.
Author | Adrian Tchaikovsky |
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Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction |
Publisher | Tor UK |
Publication date | 2015 (hardcover) |
Publication place | UK |
Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
Pages | 600 |
ISBN | 978-1-4472-7328-8 |
Followed by | Children of Ruin |
The novel received positive reviews,[1] and won the 2016 Arthur C. Clarke Award for best science fiction novel.[2][3][4] The director of the award program praised the novel as having "universal scale and sense of wonder reminiscent of Clarke himself."[5]
The next in the series, Children of Ruin, was published in 2019. A third book, Children of Memory, was published in 2022.[6] In 2023, the series was awarded[lower-alpha 1] the Hugo Award for Best Series.[8]