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A new entry in the wildly successful Children of Time series from award-winning master of science fiction Adrian Tchaikovsky. 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? Children of Strife is the extraordinary next volume set in the Children of Time universe, featuring epic adventure, first contact and the nature of intelligence among the stars.
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Is Children of Strife appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
Epic science fiction with moderate action and tension involving mysterious disappearances on an ark ship. Features non-human characters (uplifted spiders and mantis shrimp) and philosophical exploration of consciousness and intelligence.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include death and abandonment.
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Who'll love this
Teens who love hard sci-fi and stories about first contact with alien intelligence will enjoy this space mystery with diverse non-human crew members.