I've finished: Children of Strife by Adrian Tchaikovsky

What an incredible ride.

Building on the foundation set by the first three novels in the Children of Time series, Children of Strife can concentrate on the pivotal moments of Tchaikovsky's uplift universe.

The story follows a terraforming project from Avrana Kern's generation, a desperate colony ship from the ruins of old earth and a rescue mission from the Panspecific society set up by the sentient beings we know and love.

Children of Strife highlights the difference between earth's colonization project from the beginning of Children of Time, led by egomaniacal psychopaths with the egalitarian alternative established by the end of Children of Ruin / Memory.

It is a clear indictment of today's tech billionaire class and their aspirations to become humanities gods and saviors.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/02e4e6a8-1005-4fc0-bc4e-4c263d823b82

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Hm. Interesting. Looks like #handiworkgames are doing a TTRPG of Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Tyrant Philosophers, and apparently Tchaikovsky reached out to them. That’s cool.

Also, Francisco Nepitello and Marco Maggi who’re doing a phenomenal Job with #TheOneRing2e are in as consultants.

This might be a project to keep an eye on.

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Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Tyrant Philosophers to be a weird fantasy RPG from Handiwork Games

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rascal.news/adrian-tchaikovskys-tyrant-philosophers-to-be-a-weird-fantasy-rpg-from-handiwork-games/

Philip Marlowe meets Redwall and it absolutely works. Green City Wars by Adrian Tchaikovsky is one of the more unique things I have listened to in a while.

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https://wrightspoetry.com/2026/05/26/green-city-wars-by-adrian-tchaikovsky-audiobook-review/

If you liked #AdrianTchaikovsky 's #AlienClay then you'll like #ChildrenOfStrife

- Same general theme
- Slow to get going but once it gets going it is as good as any of the other books in the series

The Mantis shrimp is going to punch his agent because he can't really act to his full capabilities in a plot that is 99% out of water.

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Shroud

Har de aldrig set en zombie-film? Det er den type spørgsmål, der kan være lidt ødelæggende for en historie, og for at være ærlig var det et spørgsmål, der dukkede op i mit hoved flere gange, især i første halvdel af Adrian Tchaikovskys “Shroud”. Blot i en lidt tilpasset version: har de aldrig læst en science fiction-roman?

For “Shroud” er så tydeligt en science fiction-roman, at man forventer lidt selvbevidsthed fra hovedpersonerne, da de nødlander på titlens sære måne. Den er helt sort, tyngdekraften er stor, og den er generelt bare ikke et godt sted at være menneske. Men de indledende undersøgelser viser, at der er liv på Shroud, sært liv. Liv, der oversvømmer hele radiospektret med støj. Og snart er der også menneskeliv, to styks, der styrter ned og skal forsøge at overleve et umuligt sted.

Og gennem det meste at romanen nægter at overveje, at det fremmede livs handlinger kunne være udtryk for en form for intelligens, som blot er … fremmed.

Måske bliver det hele så meget tydeligere af, at det er Tchaikovsky, der er forfatteren, og han har en forkærlighed for at skrive ikkemenneskelige bevidstheder. Så til tider forlader han vore to helte for at besøge den og de intelligenser, der hersker på Shroud. Og det er godt, for Tchaikovsky er god til det, han gør. Han leverer en overlevelseshistorie krydret med god spekulation, der bygger op til en spændende afslutning.

Men for at være ærlig føles det også som en bog, der kunne have været skrevet på 200 sider og have været sylespids. På trods af alt det gode endte jeg med at traske igennem midterstykket – ligesom hovedpersonerne i deres sonde trasker hen over Shroud – for vi ved jo godt, hvor det skal hen. Vi har læst en science fiction-roman før, selv om hovedpersonerne åbenbart ikke har. Heldigvis er destinationen god.

Got out today to support a local indie book store for #IndieBookstoreDay. Picked up a couple titles I've been eyeing and surprisingly picked up a couple in the #animorphs series (something ive been slowly recollecting in hope my little ones may some day appreciate them like I did in my youth). Good haul in my eyes! Also loved getting back to this particular spot!

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Ok, het boek over de evolutie van spinnen dus. Children of Time is een dik scifi-boek van Adrian Tchaikovsky dat ik op meerdere plekken was tegengekomen.

Na de ondergang van de Aardse beschaving resteren twee zaken: een door menselijk ingrijpen aangestuurde evolutie van spinnen op een bewoonbare planeet, en het door het heelal reizen van een ruimteschip met de laatste mensen. Uiteraard hebben […]