Children of Time: Volume 1

Loved this book! Really fun sci-fi, and specifically found the story of creative evolution of a species very well thought out and intriguing. Tchaikovsky has a way with writing interesting worlds, and doesn't fail here. I did find the storyline about the arkship a tad tedious at times, but overall loved the story and thought the growing tension of all the storylines was built up very well

I've never been so interested in the lives and thoughts of spiders. Exceptional story that kept me very much engaged and gave me a lot to think about afterwards, my wife read it and loved it as well and made some very poignant observations that were fascinating. This author thinks outside the box in their stories and his non-conventional perspective makes it a hard book to put down.

When I read this book, I fell in love. Always saying 'okay, just one more chapter,' until I finished it in 3 days. So creative, with alien species using different methods to achieve their development. The concept of a giant hive mind of ants being used as labour by a species of hyper intelligent spiders is so... far out!