{"product_id":"children-of-strife","title":"Children of Strife","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning master of sci-fi Adrian Tchaikovsky, \u003ci\u003eChildren of Strife\u003c\/i\u003e is the unmissable follow-up space opera to the highly acclaimed \u003ci\u003eChildren of Time\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChildren of Ruin\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChildren of Memory\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In this epic adventure, we visit a far-future after Earth fell, where ark ships had hunted for a new home. They sought lost worlds terraformed in Earth's forgotten past. We follow a ship crewed by maverick humans, spiders and a spectacularly punchy mantis shrimp captain as they rediscover one such world, and an ark.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildren of Strife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eis the extraordinary next volume set in the Children of Time universe, featuring epic adventure, first contact and the nature of intelligence among the stars.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eChildren of Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'An exemplar of classic widescreen science fiction'\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eChildren of Time\u003c\/i\u003e has a fabulous sense of scale that only someone as talented as Adrian Tchaikovsky can pull off . . . Very much recommended'\u003c\/b\u003e - Peter F. Hamilton\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A joy from start to finish. Entertaining, smart, surprising and unexpectedly human'\u003c\/b\u003e - Patrick Ness\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Brilliant science fiction and far-out world building'\u003c\/b\u003e - James McAvoy\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChildren of Time won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Science Fiction Novel w\/c 24 August 2016\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Papervale Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53949758636400,"sku":"9781035057795","price":33.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0985\/0463\/8832\/files\/14098713482556.jpg?v=1782535749","url":"https:\/\/papervalebooks.com\/products\/children-of-strife","provider":"Papervale Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}