Children of Time

8.05/10.00

This is book of two tales, of two civilization. One is novel, fascinating, almost fantastical in its plausibility. The story of Portia Labiata is filled with brilliant ideas, page-turning action and world building, science fiction at its finest. The story of the last remnants of humanity is less so. It is filled with a unimpressive narrator, few good ideas and un-investable characters. When the tales collide, the book ends with a satisfying crunch of surprise.

Some of the ideas in this book are simply incredible! The algae-ant satellite, the grey planet, the final nanoviral twist, the planetary dyson ring, the biological tech, the recurring spiders Portia, Bianca and Fabian through the arc of evolution! Brilliant!