Children of Memory
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- Author：Adrian Tchaikovsky
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Summary
The unmissable follow-up to the highly acclaimed Children of Time and Children of Ruin。
Earth is failing。 In a desperate bid to escape， the spaceship Enkidu and its captain， Heorest Holt， carry its precious human cargo to a potential new Eden。 Generations later， this fragile colony has managed to survive， eking out a hardy existence。 Yet life is tough， and much technological knowledge has been lost。
Then Liff， Holt’s granddaughter， hears whispers that the strangers in town aren’t from neighbouring farmland。 That they possess unparalleled technology – and that they've arrived from another world。 But not all questions are so easily answered， and their price may be the colony itself。
Children of Memory by Arthur C。 Clarke Award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky is a far-reaching space opera spanning generations， species and galaxies。
Earth is failing。 In a desperate bid to escape， the spaceship Enkidu and its captain， Heorest Holt， carry its precious human cargo to a potential new Eden。 Generations later， this fragile colony has managed to survive， eking out a hardy existence。 Yet life is tough， and much technological knowledge has been lost。
Then Liff， Holt’s granddaughter， hears whispers that the strangers in town aren’t from neighbouring farmland。 That they possess unparalleled technology – and that they've arrived from another world。 But not all questions are so easily answered， and their price may be the colony itself。
Children of Memory by Arthur C。 Clarke Award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky is a far-reaching space opera spanning generations， species and galaxies。
Reviews
Karo
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I'm going to have to reread this， I felt dumbI loved the beginning and the end but the part in the Middle went a little too hard scifi for me。The stuff with the spiders in the first and the octopus in the second， I really missed in the third。 But what was done instead was fascinating。 The idea of the First sedlers and how the population thrived but then the downfall and extinction was so good。Rereading it with that in mind will make me love this more。The thoughts around Miranda and Kern where mo I'm going to have to reread this， I felt dumbI loved the beginning and the end but the part in the Middle went a little too hard scifi for me。The stuff with the spiders in the first and the octopus in the second， I really missed in the third。 But what was done instead was fascinating。 The idea of the First sedlers and how the population thrived but then the downfall and extinction was so good。Rereading it with that in mind will make me love this more。The thoughts around Miranda and Kern where more difficult for me as I'm not used to hard ScifiI loved this Trilogy and will be reading them all again 。。。more
Ryan
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A book with too much Kern that uses poor communication to drag out a story that needn't have been so long。 Or boring。One day I'll read this again to see if my disappointment in Children of Memory not having my fave characters and species from the previous books has horrendously tainted my initial read。 I wanted octopodes， spiders and something new。 Damn it！ A book with too much Kern that uses poor communication to drag out a story that needn't have been so long。 Or boring。One day I'll read this again to see if my disappointment in Children of Memory not having my fave characters and species from the previous books has horrendously tainted my initial read。 I wanted octopodes， spiders and something new。 Damn it！ 。。。more
Josh
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Almost 5 stars。 It's confusing as hell in the beginning and the middle drags on a bit， but the ending turns out well。 Almost 5 stars。 It's confusing as hell in the beginning and the middle drags on a bit， but the ending turns out well。 。。。more
Brian Botti
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I can never trust Tchaikovsky's time stamps ever again。Joking aside， I've never been a fan of the subgenre of simulation theory and time-rewinds， but when I find myself in one， once I'm past the frustration of rereading the same-but-tweaked event several times， I inevitably hit a brick wall of the Feels， and that happened again with Children of Memory。 I straight up ugly cried。 I'm also excited for the implications this has for the greater universe in this series。 It feels like Tchaikovsky has t I can never trust Tchaikovsky's time stamps ever again。Joking aside， I've never been a fan of the subgenre of simulation theory and time-rewinds， but when I find myself in one， once I'm past the frustration of rereading the same-but-tweaked event several times， I inevitably hit a brick wall of the Feels， and that happened again with Children of Memory。 I straight up ugly cried。 I'm also excited for the implications this has for the greater universe in this series。 It feels like Tchaikovsky has taken us step-by-step into how a hyper-advanced sci-fi society can be reached without just saying， "because the future， that's how。" 。。。more
S。J。 Higbee
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I loved the early section of the book which quickly drew me in。 Liff is a delightful and sympathetic character， who is just at the age when questioning the status quo is what she should be doing。 Unfortunately， this isn’t a society where any form of dissent is welcomed， particularly where her uncle is concerned。 Sometimes， this merely causes a bit of family tension， other times her questions are met with blows and punishment。 Time is highly mutable in this tale and we revisit key events with ver I loved the early section of the book which quickly drew me in。 Liff is a delightful and sympathetic character， who is just at the age when questioning the status quo is what she should be doing。 Unfortunately， this isn’t a society where any form of dissent is welcomed， particularly where her uncle is concerned。 Sometimes， this merely causes a bit of family tension， other times her questions are met with blows and punishment。 Time is highly mutable in this tale and we revisit key events with very different outcomes。I enjoyed once more meeting Kern， Portia， Paul and Miranda in their current iterations as they grapple with the puzzle that lies at the heart of the colony。 But about of the third of the way through， the pace stuttered。 Obviously in a book dealing with time loops， there is a degree of repetition。 But I did feel that there were just too many dialogues between the ravens that essentially ended up with them being stumped。 And while their back and forth was initially amusing， by the final section I frankly hoped that someone in the colony would shoot the wretched birds and save me from yet another conversation between them。Fortunately， Liff’s predicament and Miranda’s quirky character kept me turning the pages， along with the examination of memory， guilt and the role of outsiders within a closed society， all of which were nested within the story。 The pace once more picked up again in the final section as Tchaikovsky drew all the elements together。 I thoroughly enjoyed the ending， which left me moved。 I don’t recommend you tuck into this one if you haven’t read at least one of the previous books in the series。 Besides， Children of Time is definitely a treat if you haven’t yet had the pleasure。 And while in my opinion， neither of the subsequent books in the series quite reach the same heights， both are interesting and thought-provoking reads。 While I obtained an arc of Children of Memory from the publishers via Netgalley， the opinions I have expressed are unbiased and my own。8/10 。。。more
Book Club of One
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Review coming soon
David
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A difficult read - Of I didn't know it was AT I'd have given up early on。Is this a good book: no。 Is it a good story: no。 Is it enjoyable: no。 Is it worth reading: not really。 Yet。。。。。。 The first 60% is tedious and wasteful。 Then 20% draws one in and the final 20% is the real work。 Don't be fooled， this isn't a story， it's an exposition fronted by lots of almost irrelevant content。 In this it is very intellectual and impactful and deserving of praise。 But really， It should have been a Novella。An A difficult read - Of I didn't know it was AT I'd have given up early on。Is this a good book: no。 Is it a good story: no。 Is it enjoyable: no。 Is it worth reading: not really。 Yet。。。。。。 The first 60% is tedious and wasteful。 Then 20% draws one in and the final 20% is the real work。 Don't be fooled， this isn't a story， it's an exposition fronted by lots of almost irrelevant content。 In this it is very intellectual and impactful and deserving of praise。 But really， It should have been a Novella。And， a bit of humour would be great。I'm not sure if I'll read his next one tbh。 That trilogy isn't true AT。 In it he's moved away from his major strength。 He's abandoned examination of Animals & Humans - surely the thing that makes him unique。 。。。more
Ry Herman
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The third book in the Children of Time series enters bold new territory， both narratively and thematically。 As a pan-species team exploring the galaxy has encounters that make them question the very nature and meaning of sentience， some of them find themselves trapped on a world that seems to have stopped making sense altogether。 Great writing， fascinating ideas。
Sandra
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I had seen a review saying this book differed from the first two， and from that perspective， the book seemed to be incredibly in line with the first two。 I guess， it's also the overall feeling about it。 Pretty cool that once again a similar-ish idea is made to feel fresh and interesting。 Once again， cool to flirt with the idea of an intelligence sufficiently different from ours to be challenging to recognize yet familiar enough to be recognizable。 Though the first book in the series is still the I had seen a review saying this book differed from the first two， and from that perspective， the book seemed to be incredibly in line with the first two。 I guess， it's also the overall feeling about it。 Pretty cool that once again a similar-ish idea is made to feel fresh and interesting。 Once again， cool to flirt with the idea of an intelligence sufficiently different from ours to be challenging to recognize yet familiar enough to be recognizable。 Though the first book in the series is still the one with the most impact， the whole trilogy is wonderful and pretty much best books I've read。 。。。more
Outdoors Nerd
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Random nonsense explained at the end… dull ramblings
Philip Tite
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A genius writer and something truly amazing to explore， Adrian Tchaikovsky is currently the best writer out there， not only prolific in his writing but at consistently high level！ This is book 3 in the series and I have enjoyed every single one， for me they are without fault。 Such truly brilliant variety of characters and worlds， with truly alien intelligence behind them， a joyful book to read through highs and lows。
Lucie
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I am still not sure if everything made sense in the end :D but it certainly posed some interesting philosophical/ethical questions。 Not as good as the first book， Children of Time， which I now consider as one of the best scifi I have ever read， however， better than the Children of Ruin。 Reminded me a little of the Reality Dyscfuntion by Peter F Hamilton and its colonists faced with the harsh reality of dwindling resources。。。but this was different enough。
Adrian Olteanu
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I loved the first two books。 This was a big disappointment。 There isn't really any development of previous plots。 I loved the first two books。 This was a big disappointment。 There isn't really any development of previous plots。 。。。more
Matt Benic
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While all the books in this series are essentially protracted thought experiments， this worked better in the first two， and particularly in the original。 This is beginning to feel like a particular film series that dealt beautifully with a deep question in its first film， but struggled to find an equivalent Great Idea to build the sequels on。The ultimate reveal in this installment is teased from an early point in the book， and repeated hints get tedious， fast。 It feels as if the author wants to While all the books in this series are essentially protracted thought experiments， this worked better in the first two， and particularly in the original。 This is beginning to feel like a particular film series that dealt beautifully with a deep question in its first film， but struggled to find an equivalent Great Idea to build the sequels on。The ultimate reveal in this installment is teased from an early point in the book， and repeated hints get tedious， fast。 It feels as if the author wants to make really， really sure every kid in class has solved the riddle themselves before confirming they were right but pushes this so far that half the class is bored out of their minds by the end。Once that reveal does happen， it is then also poked and prodded from innumerable angles， as if the teacher now wanted to ensure the kids really all understood the fundamentals instead of stumbling on that solution。 This is again far too drawn out。Fans of the series （of which I am one） will certainly get some joy from the latest addition to the earth-based now-sentient menagerie， and discovering how their favorites from that collection have fared。 Unfortunately， the author seems too intent on finding yet another Big Idea to let us just enjoy some plain old fashioned adventure and discovery with those established favorites。 。。。more
Joe
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 SENTIENT SPACE SIMULATIONS
Greg Sheppard
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Both his previous books in the series are easy 5 stars。 Genuinely brilliant， inventive and stunning mediations on the nature of what it is to be alive。 And I think this blows them out of the water。 It's a huge step up。 I'm not going to discuss what this book is about but it has many of the same central themes and interests as the first two but is in no way a retread。If anything it's quite a departure from a certain angle， it's far more formally ambitious and people who can't deal with ambiguity Both his previous books in the series are easy 5 stars。 Genuinely brilliant， inventive and stunning mediations on the nature of what it is to be alive。 And I think this blows them out of the water。 It's a huge step up。 I'm not going to discuss what this book is about but it has many of the same central themes and interests as the first two but is in no way a retread。If anything it's quite a departure from a certain angle， it's far more formally ambitious and people who can't deal with ambiguity aren't going to like it I expect。Also there is a big sequel hook at the end of the second book。 This does not take that up and very initially I was slightly disappointed and now I'm very glad cause whatever that has the potential to be it isn't this book。 。。。more
Ayse
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4，5
Chris
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A masterfully put together narrative。 I found the story a bit slower paced at the beginning then the previous books in the series， but it just kept getting more and more engrossing。 The final revelations of the story making me want to revisit everything I had already read。 This book is so good it is almost annoying。
Evan Caton
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This is very different from the previous two installments in a good way。 It takes the form of a twisted fairy tale， but it also comments on the worldviews of cultures that make those stories， in addition to of course exploring a range of ideas new to the series。 It's baffling in a good way and comes together nicely， even if the last 5% or so felt a little rushed。 This is very different from the previous two installments in a good way。 It takes the form of a twisted fairy tale， but it also comments on the worldviews of cultures that make those stories， in addition to of course exploring a range of ideas new to the series。 It's baffling in a good way and comes together nicely， even if the last 5% or so felt a little rushed。 。。。more
Doom70
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Another step， another world， another mystery is the story。 Excellent。
Mark Iremonger
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Forgettable， disappointing third to an amazing first bookThis ended up being a hard read。 A victim of its own logic， being so true to its inbuilt rules it is a poor read。 Struggled to engage with the characters or the plot。 Dismal compared to the incredible first book in this series。 Language still sparkles， hugh quality thinking and narrative， but as they might say on Masterchef， it’s too complicated and just doesn’t come together as a dish。
Ryan Yan
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Rather than the said （rumored？） finale of the trilogy， it feels， at least to me， more like the first installment of a new duology or trilogy to continue the original duology of CoT & CoR。 The theme feels quite different， in an enjoyable way。The unexpectedly uplifted species of spiders， octopuses and other races venture out and converge with yet another branch of ark from the doomed Earth。 But this time， bah， there's no more uplifting - just a bunch of despair colonists eking out in a dilapidatin Rather than the said （rumored？） finale of the trilogy， it feels， at least to me， more like the first installment of a new duology or trilogy to continue the original duology of CoT & CoR。 The theme feels quite different， in an enjoyable way。The unexpectedly uplifted species of spiders， octopuses and other races venture out and converge with yet another branch of ark from the doomed Earth。 But this time， bah， there's no more uplifting - just a bunch of despair colonists eking out in a dilapidating ecosystem。When the conflict is about to climax， the plot switches to flashbacks - no， "dragbacks" which drag a little more than I can enjoy， although there are still plenty of surprises within。 This part is why I can't rate it above 4 stars。The ending， though。 It brings me back to the dumbfounding moment near the end of CoT。 。。。more
Nate
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It’s the okay-est book in the trilogy。An interesting story in its own right， I have to compare it to children of time and it just didn’t take me to the same place。 Kudos to Tchaikovsky for keeping it fresh instead of just rewriting the hits but the whole tone of the book was more dark and a bit nihilistic compared to the other two。 Three quarters of the way through I thought I had it figured out and was rolling my eyes but I was pleasantly surprised by the ending， I should’ve had more faith in T It’s the okay-est book in the trilogy。An interesting story in its own right， I have to compare it to children of time and it just didn’t take me to the same place。 Kudos to Tchaikovsky for keeping it fresh instead of just rewriting the hits but the whole tone of the book was more dark and a bit nihilistic compared to the other two。 Three quarters of the way through I thought I had it figured out and was rolling my eyes but I was pleasantly surprised by the ending， I should’ve had more faith in Tchaikovsky， he hasn’t let me down yet。 。。。more
Colin Forbes
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Struggling a little to think of anything clever to say about this book。There is stuff that you will recognise and love from the earlier volumes， a new uplifted species to enter the mix， and another batch of human refugees attempting to terraform and colonise a planet。Adrian Tchaikovsky strikes a very effective balance between delivering complex and worthwhile stories， while still making the text very approachable and reader friendly。 A valuable skill！Fans of the series so far should definitely r Struggling a little to think of anything clever to say about this book。There is stuff that you will recognise and love from the earlier volumes， a new uplifted species to enter the mix， and another batch of human refugees attempting to terraform and colonise a planet。Adrian Tchaikovsky strikes a very effective balance between delivering complex and worthwhile stories， while still making the text very approachable and reader friendly。 A valuable skill！Fans of the series so far should definitely read。 It's far from being "more of the same" but tells a very different kind of story while still being rooted in the existing lore of the preceding books。 。。。more
inexpensive
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The whole series is wonderful。 Again a new super smart species of animal。 Quite different from the other 2 books， and more philosophy than expected （in a good way）。 Nice！
Brandy and Joseph
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The best one yet！ I loved this book。 The mystery was great。 The characters were great。 The exploration of philosophy of the self was fantastic。 The ending was even better。 I loved everything about this book！！！ Highly recommend。
Hank
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I think if Tchaikovsky invented a religion I would follow it。 Perhaps he already has and I just need to reach the inner circle， reading ALL of his books should help right？The third of Tchaikovsky's books exploring civilizations and sentience is both easier to read and harder to comprehend than his last two。 The story is fairly basic， a ship containing all the species introduced in the previous two novels are on an exploring mission to find other terraformed worlds。The find one and investigate， s I think if Tchaikovsky invented a religion I would follow it。 Perhaps he already has and I just need to reach the inner circle， reading ALL of his books should help right？The third of Tchaikovsky's books exploring civilizations and sentience is both easier to read and harder to comprehend than his last two。 The story is fairly basic， a ship containing all the species introduced in the previous two novels are on an exploring mission to find other terraformed worlds。The find one and investigate， so far so good。 After that it starts heading into PKD land which for me was excellent。 I will say no more as to not ruin any surprises but this one was my favorite of the three。 。。。more
Titus Fortner
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I'm not sure how I feel about this one。 I spent so much of the book not understanding the context of what was going on， which made it hard for me to really connect with the story。 Even reading straight from the sequel I didn't feel like I followed everything I was supposed to。 I'm not sure how I feel about this one。 I spent so much of the book not understanding the context of what was going on， which made it hard for me to really connect with the story。 Even reading straight from the sequel I didn't feel like I followed everything I was supposed to。 。。。more
Stev Aryanto
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We're going on a 。。。 Simulation:'） We're going on a 。。。 Simulation:'） 。。。more
Joe Davies
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8。5/10 I really enjoyed the last 100 pages and it tied the rest of the book up fantastically。 Unfortunately during the first 3/4 I felt a little bit lost。 Always very intrigued， just a bit lost。 I love the ensemble of characters in this universe and I'd love for the series continue 8。5/10 I really enjoyed the last 100 pages and it tied the rest of the book up fantastically。 Unfortunately during the first 3/4 I felt a little bit lost。 Always very intrigued， just a bit lost。 I love the ensemble of characters in this universe and I'd love for the series continue 。。。more
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