Children of Strife

Name: Children of Strife
Rating: 4.722222328186035 (36 reviews)

Adrian Tchaikovsky

Mar 2026 · Sold by Orbit

36 reviews

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This extraordinary space opera is the fourth volume of the bestselling Children of Time series, featuring epic adventure, first contact, and the nature of intelligence among the stars.

After Earth fell, ark ships hunted for a new home. They sought lost worlds terraformed in Earth’s forgotten past. A ship crewed by maverick humans, spiders and a spectacularly punchy mantis shrimp captain is about to rediscover one such world, and an ark.

Then human crewmate Alis wakes to discover that she, her captain and the ship’s intelligence are the only ones left on their ship.

But what happened to those who left to explore the ark ... and the world below?

This extraordinary space opera is the fourth volume of the bestselling Children of Time series, featuring epic adventure, first contact, and the nature of intelligence among the stars. After Earth fell, ark ships hunted for a new home. They sought lost worlds terraformed in Earth’s forgotten past...

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36 reviews

Chris Wren

October 16, 2026

I loved Children of Time but each book in the series has not been as good as the previous one, and Children of Strife is no exception to that trend. It has the same formula of events happening over thousands of years, and yet it doesn't land with the same epic grandeur that the first book achieved. Also it felt repetitive, while reading I often caught myself thinking, "yes, I know. you already told us that"

P B

March 27, 2026

"Where’s the smiting, the judgement, the imprisonment and torment until they’ve become better people?"

Yazzie Voigt

March 29, 2026

one of the master's of our age.

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.

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...

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