Children of Time (novel)

Children of Time
First edition
AuthorAdrian Tchaikovsky
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherTor UK
Publication date
2015 (hardcover)
Publication placeUK
Media typePrint (hardcover and paperback)
Pages600
ISBN978-1-4472-7328-8
Followed byChildren of Ruin 

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.

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[a] the Hugo Award for Best Series.[8]

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  6. ^ "Tor.com: Adrian Tchaikovsky Continues His Epic Series With Children of Memory". Tor.com. June 22, 2022.
  7. ^ Tchaikovsky, Adrian. "A Statement on the 2023 Hugo Awards". adriantchaikovsky.com. Archived from the original on 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
  8. ^ "The 2023 Hugo Award Winners Are Here". Gizmodo. 2023-10-24. Retrieved 2024-02-21.


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