A review by jillysmith
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

It's strange to say that a book which follows generations of people across millennia is character driven, but this is a glorious book. I could never conceive of writing something like this but I loved the experience. Children of Time follows two civilisations across millennia as they evolve and plot a collision course with one another. They find, confront, and replace their gods and build cities and yet it is an incredibly intimate story of romance and family 
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