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Children of Time

Adrian Tchaikovsky

Who will inherit this new earth? The last remnants of the human race left a dying Earth, desperate to find a new home among the stars. Following in the footsteps of their ancestors they discover the greatest treasure of the past age—a world terraformed and prepared for human life. But all is not rig...

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My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

Georgia Hardstark highlighted the title as a wildly inventive sci‑fi fantasy about spiders evolving in space, describing it as a joyous, weird experience that made her feel happy to exist. She compared its wonder to the feeling she got from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and Karen Kilgariff echoed her admiration for its creative premise. The discussion emphasized how the book’s imaginative narrative sparked sympathy for spiders and left the hosts highly appreciative.

Highly Recommended

Episode: MFM The Top 3: #3 - Episode 105 - Proclensity

It was described as a joyous and weird sci-fi fantasy novel about post-human space and spiders, which brought a sense of happiness and wonder to the speaker.

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It's called Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky. And it's sci-fi fantasy.

It's fucking weird as shit. It's like post-human space stuff with, there's spiders.

I've never in my life thought I would ever have sympathy to spiders, but I do.

It's like such a good book and it's making me really happy to exist.

The book is really fun to listen to.

Episode: 105 - Proclensity

It was a science fiction and fantasy book that brought joy due to its imaginative narrative and unique ideas, particularly about spiders.

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It's called the chill. It's called children of time by Adrian Tchaikovsky and it's sci-fi fantasy.

The book is really fun to listen to it's fucking weird shit. It's like post-human space stuff with There's spiders. I've never in my life thought I would ever have sympathy to spiders, but I do it's like Such a good book and it's making me really happy to exist.

Episode: MFM The Top 3: #3 - Episode 105 - Proclensity

It was described as a joyful and weird sci-fi fantasy book about spiders in space, it brought much happiness to the speaker and was reminiscent of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'.

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It's called Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky. And it's sci-fi fantasy. The book is really fun to listen to.

It's fucking weird as shit. It's like post-human space stuff with, there's spiders. I've never in my life thought I would ever have sympathy to spiders, but I do.

And a lot of like, there, like, uh, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, you know, like that, that's the last book that's done that for me, which has made me like so happy that Douglas Adams existed and I get to live here.

Episode: 105 - Proclensity

It was described as a joyous and beautiful sci-fi fantasy novel with a unique narrative and concept involving spiders, and it was compared to 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' in the way it made the speaker appreciate human creativity.

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It's called the chill. It's called children of time by Adrian Tchaikovsky and it's sci-fi fantasy.

The book is really fun to listen to it's fucking weird shit. It's like post-human space stuff with There's spiders.

I've never in my life thought I would ever have sympathy to spiders, but I do.

It's like Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, you know Like that that's the last book that's done that for me Which has made me like so happy that Douglas Adams existed.

It's like your big theories and thoughts and feelings Yeah, I'm like wow someone thought of that.

The Ezra Klein Show

The book was highlighted as an enjoyable science‑fiction novel featuring intelligent, genetically‑modified spiders and the societies they could build, with the host noting the fascinating technology such a super‑intelligent spider civilization might develop. Ezra Klein also called it a great work, emphasizing its relevance to themes of building new communities and how they evolve. Both mentions conveyed strong enthusiasm for the title.

Highly Recommended

Episode: ‘Artificial Intelligence?’ No, Collective Intellig...

It was highlighted as an enjoyable sciencefiction novel about intelligent, geneticallymodified spiders and the societies they could build.

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On a lighter side, Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky is a really enjoyable AI science fiction about intelligent, genetically modified spiders.

So you kind of see the kind of society and technology that a super intelligent spider society would build, which I love.

Episode: What We Learned From the Deepest Look at Homelessn...

The novel was praised as a great sciencefiction work that feels relevant to the story of building new communities and how they develop.

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Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky is really great

Episode: Inside the Minds of Spiders, Octopuses and Artific...

Ezra Klein said he discovered the series after reading Children of Ruin and realized he needed to read Children of Time first, praising its exploration of a civilization built by spiders.

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And then I realized you had to first read the other book in the series, Children of Time, which is an advanced civilization built by spiders. And that's, of course, the second best description of any book I've ever read after the octopus one.

They really work through this question of what a civilization built by a very different kind of creature that has a very different sensorium would look like. These books leave you as the human being reading them very much feeling like the other.

Episode: How to Have Better Conversations About Hard Things

Adrian Tchaikovsky's earlier scifi novel was mentioned alongside its sequel as a standout example of speculative fiction.

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I began reading Children of Ruin and I really had to go back to Children of Time and they're just both great. If you want some really cool biologically informed science fiction or speculative fiction about hyperintelligent societies, I really recommend Children of Time and Children of Ruin.

Behind the Bastards

The hosts mentioned that they had been reading the sciencefiction novel Children of Time and praised the author. The comment was brief and positive.

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I've been reading a scifi book called Children of Time. Oh, good. Oh! Adrian Tchaikovsky, great guy. Yes.

— Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 214

Episode: It Could Happen Here Weekly 214

The hosts mentioned that they had been reading the sciencefiction novel Children of Time and praised the author. The comment was brief and positive.

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I've been reading a scifi book called Children of Time. Oh, good. Oh! Adrian Tchaikovsky, great guy. Yes.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

It was recommended as an example of how different life forms might evolve and utilize technology in unique ways, aligning with the core themes of the Silurian Hypothesis.

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Check out a writer named adrian tchaikovsky This spelled like the composer. Uh, this guy wrote a series called children of time Children of ruin which No spoilers examines how different life forms mig...

— Episode: The Silurian Hypothesis

Episode: The Silurian Hypothesis

It was recommended as an example of how different life forms might evolve and utilize technology in unique ways, aligning with the core themes of the Silurian Hypothesis.

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Check out a writer named adrian tchaikovsky This spelled like the composer. Uh, this guy wrote a series called children of time Children of ruin which No spoilers examines how different life forms might evolve and approach technology differently That's a huge part of the salurian hypothesis

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