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Mel Hudson
Adrian Tchaikovksy's critically acclaimed stand-alone novel Children of Time is the epic story of humanity's battle for survival on a terraformed planet.
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 right in this new Eden. In the long years since the planet was abandoned, the work of its architects has borne disastrous fruit. The planet is not waiting for them pristine and unoccupied. New masters have turned it from a refuge into mankind's worst nightmare.
Now two civilizations are on a collision course, both testing the boundaries of what they will do to survive. As the fate of humanity hangs in the balance, who are the true heirs of this new Earth?
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A unique tale of human survival
"Less skilled writers could have gotten lost in this cleverly high-concept vision of humanity after earth. And lesser narrators might not have brilliantly realized this vision—which includes sentient spiders, people—in audio. But luckily, we have Adrian Tchaikovsky and Mel Hudson at the helm here, resulting in an equally mind-bending and satisfying listen."
—Sam D., Audible Editor
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The story concept is great, and the execution does not disappoint.
The start of the book didn't leave me expecting much - I found the main character in that early part pretty... cliche. Very glad to say that quickly got better though, much better.
A unique take on the alien
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A perspective I've never heard before
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What did you love best about Children of Time?
Such a unique story. Well written, captivating from beginning to end.What does Mel Hudson bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Phenomenal voice acting. Gets emotions across very well and does a nice job differentiating characters.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes.Any additional comments?
I was shocked by how much I loved this book. I am not a huge sci-fi fan but this book made me want to give the genre a try.If I try to describe it to others, it sounds absolutely horrid. But Tchaikovsky does a sound job of adding enough detail to make such a read believable.
Hudson's voice acting was just the cherry on top. Highly recommend this one.
Surprised by how much I loved this
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outstanding!
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Couldn’t put it down
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Not only is Tchaikovsky obviously well-educated and a genius at both science and storytelling, the science involved is frighteningly believable.
Science Fiction not written by an idiot.
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Reminded Me of 2001: A Space Odyssey…But It’s So Much More
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Good read, a little longer than it needed to be.
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These spiders however, do not. They think differently, war differently, and love differently. but overall they are not US in a different light. I think that perspective is worth the drawn out human scenes and repetitive ravings of Dr. Kern. Check it out!
Imaginative
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Inventive and thought-provoking!
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