There was one section where there’s literally no dialogue for approximately 60 pages long I feel a bit of dialogue or character interactions during this section would’ve made the pacing more compelling. As much as I loved how smartly crafted this book was, the heavy emphasis on biology and evolution did slow down the pacing a bit at a few points of the book. I’ve read a lot of books and both Children of Time and Children of Ruin stands among some of the most original novels about space exploration this is something that I truly appreciate and I loved reading the detailed exposition on the octopus’s evolution. The two timelines complement each other greatly in telling a thought-provoking story about cooperation, evolution, science, discovery, and identities. The story in The Past time frame was written in third-person past tense narration, while The Present time frame is being told in the third-person present tense.
Same as its predecessor, Tchaikovsky juggles two timelines that move at a steady pace to tell his story eventually converging wonderfully closer to the end of the book.
ENDLESS SPACE 2 WIKI OVERPOPULATION SERIES
I really don’t want to spoil anything from the series so I’ll refrain from talking about the main plot and I’ll try to keep this review as concise as possible. Tchaikovsky builds upon the foundation and ending from Children of Time to expand the universe within this series further. Tchaikovsky builds upon the foundation and ending from Children of Time to expand the universe with ARC provided by the publisher-Pan Macmillan-in exchange for an honest reviewĬhildren of Ruin retained everything that’s great about the Children of Time by following its predecessor’s footstep really closely.Īlthough Children of Time worked absolutely well as a standalone, please do not read Children of Ruin without reading the previous book first because this isn’t a standalone sequel. Although Children of Time worked absolutely well as a standalone, please do not read Children of Ruin without reading the previous book first because this isn’t a standalone sequel. They discover a system in crisis, warring factions trying to recover from an apocalyptic catastrophe arising from what the early terraformers awoke all those years before.moreĪRC provided by the publisher-Pan Macmillan-in exchange for an honest review 3.5/5 stars Children of Ruin retained everything that’s great about the Children of Time by following its predecessor’s footstep really closely. Now, thousands of years later, the Portiids and their humans have sent an exploration vessel following fragmentary radio signals. But the scientists were unaware that the alien ecosystem was more developed than the primitive life forms originally discovered. Long ago, Earth's terraforming program sent ships out to build new homes for humanity among the stars and made an unexpected discovery: a planet with life. But the scientists were unaware that the alien ecosystem was more developed than the primitiv The astonishing sequel to Children of Time, the award-winning novel of humanity's battle for survival on a terraformed planet. The astonishing sequel to Children of Time, the award-winning novel of humanity's battle for survival on a terraformed planet.
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