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Children of Memory

by Adrian Tchaikovsky Publisher: ORBIT

A fragile colony and the cost of help

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A fragile colony and the cost of help

Generations after the Enkidu carried its human cargo away from a failed Earth, a colony has survived on a terraformed planet—but with hardship and the loss of much technological knowledge. The arrival of strangers, equipped with advanced technology and offering assistance to humanity’s colonies, unsettles that precarious existence. The description frames the novel as a space opera that spans generations, species and galaxies, with survival and the uncertain terms of aid at the center of its conflict.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in space opera spanning generations and multiple species.
  • Readers drawn to stories of human survival on a terraformed world.
  • Readers interested in alien contact and the tensions surrounding offered help.

Themes

Human survivalColonization and hardshipAlien contactTechnology and dependenceThe cost of assistance

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Book overview

The modern classic of space opera that began with Children of Time continues in this extraordinary novel of humanity's battle for survival on a terraformed planet.

Earth failed. In a desperate bid to escape, the spaceship Enkidu and its captain, Heorest Holt, carried its precious human cargo to a potential new paradise. Generations later, this fragile colony has managed to survive, eking out a hardy existence. Yet life is tough, and much technological knowledge has been lost.

Then strangers appear. They possess unparalleled knowledge and thrilling technology - and they've arrived from another world to help humanity's colonies. But not all is as it seems, and the price of the strangers' help may be the colony itself.

Children of Memory by Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky is a far-reaching space opera spanning generations, species and galaxies.
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