Review

This is the fourth book in the Children of Time series. That answers the why of this book. I have loved each book in the Children of Time series. I have loved the narration by Mel Hudson for all the books in the series. The madness of Avrana Kern particularly shines through for me.

I had hopes and expectations from this book. I had thought the machine found in the end of Children of Ruin would play a bigger part in this book. That has how this series has evolved since the first book.

We go back to the old earth though, and find a pantheon of gods to mould a world in their image. A world to share their madness. We find another desperate group of people aboard an arc ship. We finally also have members of the spider-human-shrimp-nord thrown into this very potent mix, which leads to another awesome climax.

I found myself struggling to catch a hold of the story in the beginning. I was not sure what was happening. Eventually, I got hooked. Though I never really cared for these characters enough.

This was also the first book in this series, when I knew how it would end, before it ended. There was a particular moment when I knew where the gods would go.

I have felt that Children of Time series has always been about things more than the plot of the books. The first book for example, felt like a commentary on gender dynamics in our world, through it’s portrayal of spider society.

This book seems to be a result of all the billionaires we have in our world. The way they act, the grandiosity of their behaviour.

I like my author’s to add their politics to the books they write about. I like my books to be about something more than just the plot. There are those who disagree. Fine.

If you enjoy sci-fi, you would enjoy this book. If you’ve read Children of Time, this book is a must-read.