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title: "Children of Ruin"
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# Children of Ruin

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Children of Ruin : Tchaikovsky, Adrian: desertcart.ae: Books

Review: 読み始めると止まらなくなる。
Review: Currently forcing my way through the final 170 pages. It has been a slog from the start. Thus far, the book could have been about half it's length without missing anything. Will not be picking up book #3 after this.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #23 in Colonization Science Fiction #33 in Hard Science Fiction #38 in Alien Invasion Science Fiction |
| Customer reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,473) |
| Dimensions  | 15.24 x 3.18 x 22.86 cm |
| Edition  | Standard Edition |
| ISBN-10  | 031645253X |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0316452533 |
| Item weight  | 490 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 608 pages |
| Publication date  | 14 May 2019 |
| Publisher  | Orbit |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by ア***入 on 4 April 2023*

読み始めると止まらなくなる。

### ⭐ Review
*by V***T on 6 September 2024*

Currently forcing my way through the final 170 pages. It has been a slog from the start. Thus far, the book could have been about half it's length without missing anything. Will not be picking up book #3 after this.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by J***) on 6 June 2019*

Some of you may know that Children of Time is one of my absolute favourite novels. I love the incredible scope, storytelling, and world that Tchaikovsky captures on the page. Children of Ruin is a fantastic sequel that expands on everything that made the first book great, all while serving a compelling and gorgeous story. Children of Ruin expands well on the story initially told in Children of Time, but still manages to hold onto the things I loved from the first book. I can go on and on about how brilliant the storytelling in Children of Time is, as well as the incredibly intricate way he manages to show an entire culture evolving from primal hunters to a space-faring society. I absolutely loved the way that the spiders were presented and how they evolved in the first book, and was so worried that we wouldn’t get anything as interesting in Children of Ruin. However, he manages to show a similar evolution of a non-human society that doesn’t feel like a rehashing of the Portiid society. I loved the way life was explored, expanded on, and evolved on both Nod and Damascus. I loved that this book had so many horror elements to it. I loved the way the Portiids and humans interacted not only among themselves, but toward a new species. I loved the backstory of the terraformers. Basically, I just loved this book. We get a good mix of our favourite Portiid descendants — Fabian, Portia, and Bianca — as well as human descendants of the Gilgamesh’s crew. It was so interesting to see how humans and Portiids are still getting to know each other and adjusting to each other’s customs, despite the generations between first contact and their present situation. Seeing them, particularly Helena and Portia, attempt to communicate with each other and with the the new species was just fabulous. If you liked Children of Time, I really think you’ll enjoy Children of Ruin. Although it feels a lot like the first book in terms of general plot and story structure, Children of Ruin introduces so many new elements and continues to expand and explore familiar themes. Children of ruin combines elements of creeping horror with some of my favourite science fiction tropes — space exploration and first contact. Throw in a healthy dose of linguistics, and you have this absolutely brilliant book.

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