Who recommended Children of Time?

8 people have recommended Children of Time in the interviews, articles and reading lists we track, including Book Recommendations (43 Books), Ezra Klein, Adrienne Porter Felt and Seb LeeDelisle. Each name links to their full reading list.

Is Children of Time worth reading?

8 people we track recommend it. It is best for: an engineer with limited free time looking for a weekend-long, immersive sci-fi novel because you want big-picture ethical dilemmas tied to survival stakes; a book-club organizer seeking a discussion-ready choice because the book poses clear questions about ownership and responsibility of a new world; a grad student taking a break from coursework who prefers sweeping, speculative reads that reward sustained attention rather than fast-paced thrillers. It may not suit: you'll likely put it down when the narrative widens into long stretches of worldbuilding or speculative argument — that is the main lose interest moment for readers who want tight momentum; annoying if you prefer cozy, character-focused domestic scenes instead of high-stakes, idea-heavy plotting; lose interest if repetition bothers you — thematic questions about who deserves a planet and how to survive them recur and can feel reiterated rather than resolved.

What books are like Children of Time?

Readers of Children of Time also turn to Dune, Children of the Lens and The Vor Game, based on the lists and recommenders these books share.

Children of Time: Recommended by 8 People

Name: Children of Time
Author: Adrian Tchaikovsky

A race for survival among the stars... Humanity's last survivors escaped earth's ruins to find a new home. But when they find it, can their desperation overcome its dangersWHO WILL INHERIT THIS NEW EARTHThe 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 ancesto...