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Children of Ruin

By Adrian Tchaikovsky
Series: Children of Time
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Children of Ruin continues the captivating saga begun in Children of Time. Millennia ago, Earth's ambitious terraforming programme ventured to the stars, transforming the world called Nod. There, despite the presence of alien life, the mission was to impose humanity's legacy. After the collapse of humanity's empire, the program's history faded into obscurity.

In the present, humanity and their spider allies intercept a mysterious signal, prompting an expedition to uncover lost kin from old Earth. Yet, their journey awakens ancient forces on Nod that might have been better left undisturbed.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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The astonishing sequel to Children of Time, the award-winning novel of humanity's battle for survival on a terraformed planet.

Thousands of years ago, Earth's terraforming programme 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 programme's decisions were lost to time.

Æons 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.

But those ancient terraformers woke something on Nod that was better left undisturbed.

Series: Children of Time

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780316452533

Publisher: Orbit

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 May 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Orbit

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 43.0mm

Width: 137.0mm

Height: 208.0mm

Weight: 499g

Pages: 416

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Adrian Tchaikovsky Fiction General Fiction Sci-Fi & Fantasy Science Fiction Series: Children of Time

About the Author

Adrian 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.

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