{"product_id":"children-of-ruin","title":"Children Of Ruin","description":"All underpinned by great ideas. And it is crisply modern - but with the sensibility of classic science fiction. \u003cb\u003eAsimov or Clarke might have written this\u003c\/b\u003eYou know you’re in for a ride. . . This book thoroughly engaged me. \u003ci\u003eChildren of Ruin\u003c\/i\u003e is\u003cb\u003e a humdinger of a book \u003c\/b\u003eI enjoyed immenselyMagnificent.  \u003cb\u003eThis is the big stuff\u003c\/b\u003e – the really big stuff.  Rich in wisdom and Humanity (note the 'H'), with a Stapledonian sweep and grandeur . . . \u003cb\u003eBooks like this are why we read science-fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBreathtaking \u003c\/b\u003escope and vision. Adrian Tchaikovsky is one of our finest writersWonderful – big, thinky SF that feels classic without being mired in the past, absolutely \u003cb\u003ecrammed with fun ideas\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Anyone who likes sweeping, evolutionary-scale stories will love thisI \u003cb\u003ecouldn’t put it down\u003c\/b\u003e. There is an effortless quality to Adrian’s writing and you’ve clearly got another winner on your hands\u003cb\u003eMy most anticipated book\u003c\/b\u003e of the year\u003cb\u003eBrilliant science fiction\u003c\/b\u003e and far-out world-buildingA refreshing new take on post-dystopia civilizations, with the \u003cb\u003esmartest evolutionary world-building you’ll ever read\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildren of Time \u003c\/i\u003eis\u003cb\u003e a joy from start to finish\u003c\/b\u003e. Entertaining, smart, surprising and \u003cb\u003eunexpectedly human\u003c\/b\u003eThis is \u003cb\u003esuperior stuff\u003c\/b\u003e, tackling big themes – gods, messiahs, artificial intelligence, alienness – with brioThe novel’s clever interrogation of the usual narrative of planetary conquest, and its thoughtful depiction of two alien civilisations attempting to understand each other, is \u003cb\u003ean exemplar of classic widescreen science fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eEssential science fiction\u003c\/b\u003e, a book not to be missedAn \u003cb\u003eentertaining and thought-provoking \u003c\/b\u003enovel of post humanity, survival and legacy . . . \u003ci\u003eChildren of Time\u003c\/i\u003e is an enormously interesting and well drawn SF novel\u003cb\u003eI cannot recommend it enough\u003c\/b\u003e. It's a helluva first contact story, and that's only like its 5th most interesting feature!\u003cb\u003eIn this powerful narrative, a human outpost lies derelict in space until a scout ship discovers it, and a planet best left unexplored . . . From the author of the hugely acclaimed \u003ci\u003eChildren of Time\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ewinner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'My most anticipated book of the year' - Peter F. Hamilton, Britain's no.1 science fiction writer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildren of Ruin\u003c\/i\u003e follows Adrian Tchaikovsky's extraordinary \u003ci\u003eChildren of Time, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eArthur C. Clarke award. It is set in the same universe, with new characters and a thrilling narrative.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt has been waiting through the ages. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow it's time . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThousands of years ago, Earth’s terraforming program took to the stars. On the world they called Nod, scientists discovered alien life – but it was their mission to overwrite it with the memory of Earth. Then humanity’s great empire fell, and the program’s decisions were lost to time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAeons later, humanity and its new spider allies detected fragmentary radio signals between the stars. They dispatched an exploration vessel, hoping to find cousins from old Earth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut those ancient terraformers woke something on Nod better left undisturbed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd it’s been waiting for them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Books like this are why we read science fiction' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Ian McDonald, author of the Luna series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll underpinned by great ideas. And it is crisply modern - but with the sensibility of classic science fiction'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Baxter, author of the Long Earth series (with Terry Pratchett)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdrian Tchaikovsky was born in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, and headed off to university in Reading to study psychology and zoology. For reasons unclear even to himself, he subsequently ended up in law. Adrian has since worked as a legal executive in both Reading and Leeds and now writes full time. He also lives in Leeds, with his wife and son. Adrian is a keen live role-player and occasional amateur actor. He has also trained in stage-fighting and keeps no exotic or dangerous pets of any kind – possibly excepting his son.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdrian is the author of the critically acclaimed Shadows of the Apt series, the Echoes of the Fall series and other novels, novellas and short stories. \u003ci\u003eThe Tiger and the Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e won the British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel – and \u003ci\u003eChildren of Time\u003c\/i\u003e won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. 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