Children of Memory book cover by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Children of Memory

Adult • Science Fiction • Fantasy • Fiction • Hard Science Fiction
Fragile colony on a terraformed planet Captain Heorest Holt leads the mission Generational struggle for existence Legacy of Earth's failure drives conflict Human cargo faces unknown threats

The modern classic of space opera that began with Children of Time continues in this extraordinary novel of humanity's battle for survival on a terraformed planet. Earth failed. In a desperate bid to escape, the spaceship Enkidu and its captain, Heorest Holt, carried its precious human cargo to a potential new paradise. Generations later, this fragile colony has managed to survive, eking out a hardy existence.

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Book details

Publication date
2023
Print length
512 pages
Language
en
ISBN
9780316466516

Science Fiction + Fantasy + Fiction

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Earth failed.

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About the author

Adrian Tchaikovsky

Adrian Tchaikovsky

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.
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