Children of time

"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 t...

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Main Author: Tchaikovsky, Adrian, 1972- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : Orbit, 2018.
Edition: First U.S. trade paperback edition.
Series: Children of time ; 1.
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Summary: "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?" --
Item Description: "The Arthur C. Clarke Award, science fiction winner, book of the year"--Cover.
"Originally published in 2015 by Tor, an imprint of Pan Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited in the UK"--Title page verso.
Includes "extras" (pages 604-629).
Physical Description: 629 pages ; 21 cm
Awards: Arthur C. Clarke, 2016
ISBN: 9780316452502
0316452505
Author Notes: 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.