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Just read Children of Time - top notch sci-fi (sh.itjust.works)
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Just finished Adrian Tchaikovsky's Children of Time. One of my top reads, let alone sci-fi reads, for the past couple of years for sure. Super well-thought out concepts, good character development, and an irresistible hook that will take you out of your comfort zone when you find out that you really don't know who you are siding with!

Has anyone read this or any of Tchaikovsky's other works??

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[–] ShaggyBlarney@lemmy.ca 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Read his Final Architecture series recently and absolutely loved it. The characters were great, the world building was interesting and the portrayal of eldritch horrors was so well done.

Starts with the Shards of Earth, highly recommend.

[–] buzziebee@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Also a fantastic series! The first book had an awful lot of new words and concepts to get on board with, but once it got going I was hooked. The Essiel were a super fascinating species, I wish we had learnt more about them but what we do know only makes the mystery grander. Ahab was also amazing. Every scene with him in had me chuckling with his complete one sighted obsession.

The dogs of war series is also good. Still sticks with me. Bees is another fascinating sentience as well.

[–] Bobo@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I, too, read that series recently and loved it. However, I think the third book wasn't as great as the first two, but still good. How does children of time compare with this series? Final Architecture is the only work by the author that I have read.

[–] phase_change@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

As a first book, I think Children of Time is much better than Shards of Earth. I enjoyed both series but would say the third book in each was the weakest. The Final Architecture series had a slightly stronger third entry.

[–] Bobo@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

Will check out Children of Time then.