Children of Time

For being Adrian’s first science fiction novel this is rather impressive. I stumbled over some of the writing, but I think that’s a result of his residency in England rather than poor writing. During these parts I told myself it’s just quirks of language in the distant future. Even with some of my stumbling it really is good writing.

Although it features heavy scientific concepts it also includes social and philosophical developments to ponder along the ride. The beginning was a bit slow, but laid enough questions that hooked me into wanting to learn more. Some of the characters were a little under-developed but the important ones were consistently revealing detail, and in the end I felt an emotional connection with their outcome. I really wasn’t sure what was coming next in the story, which is always a good sign, and very few of my assumptions came true. I do believe I will read the next in the series, ‘Children of Ruin’.