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Children of Memory

Children of Time, Book 3

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Children of Memory

By: Adrian Tchaikovsky
Narrated by: Mel Hudson
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They dreamed of a new home. They woke to a nightmare.


A far-reaching space opera spanning generations, species and galaxies by Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky.

On Imir, Captain Holt founded a hopeful new colony on an empty world. But generations later, his descendants are struggling to survive. As harvests worsen and equipment fails, strangers appear in a town where everyone knows their neighbour. Now the community fears that it's being observed – that they’re not alone. And they'd be right.

Explorers from the stars have come in secret, to help. Confident of their superior technology, they begin to study their long-lost cousins from Earth. Yet the visitors aren't the only watchers. When the starfarers discover the scale of their mistake, it will be far too late to escape.

Children of Memory is the unmissable follow-up space opera to the highly acclaimed Children of Time and Children of Ruin. Continue the journey with Children of Strife.

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Praise for the series:

‘Brilliant science fiction and far-out world-building’
– James McAvoy

‘Entertaining, smart, surprising and unexpectedly human’
– Patrick Ness, author of A Monster Calls

‘A fabulous sense of scale that only someone as talented as Adrian Tchaikovsky can pull off’
– Peter F. Hamilton, author of Exodus: The Archimedes Engine

Adventure First Contact Hard Science Fiction Science Fiction Space Exploration Space Opera

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Children of Strife By: Adrian Tchaikovsky

Critic Reviews

One of the most interesting and accomplished writers in speculative fiction (Christopher Paolini, author of To Sleep in a Sea of Stars)
Brilliant science fiction and far-out world-building (James McAvoy on Children of Time)
Breathtaking scope and vision. Adrian Tchaikovsky is one of our finest writers (Gareth L. Powell, author of Embers of War, on Children of Ruin)
All underpinned by great ideas. And it is crisply modern - but with the sensibility of classic science fiction. Asimov or Clarke might have written this (Stephen Baxter, author of Time and Proxima, on Children of Ruin)
Children of Time is a joy from start to finish. Entertaining, smart, surprising and unexpectedly human. (Patrick Ness, author of A Monster Calls and the Chaos Walking series, on Children of Time)
All stars
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But I want more!!! I waited so long for the next book and it was amazing but I’ve finished so quickly. I need another 10 books in the series

Another Great book

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It’s a big call, but this could be the best of the series. Tchaikovsky’s non-human (but Human) characters are enthralling, funny and relatable. I want more!

Maybe the best in the series

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There are so many layers to engage with the conclusion of the ‘Children of’ series
Perfect, confronting, philosophical, emotional and clever. Thank you

Yet again Adrian Tchaikovsky breaks my brain in beautifully complex ways

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This series has been amazing every step of the way. Each book explores what it means to be alive, conscious, and a person in such a way that leaves me completely astounded.

Please let there be another sequel

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tackles a lot of really interesting concepts while introducing a new range of characters and evolving the preceding books. Really enjoyed the ending

slow burn but great

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