Children of Time is a 2015 science fiction novel by Adrian Tchaikovsky.

In the distant future, humanity seeks to create new habitats for itself on distant planets, terraforming them and seeding them with life. Dr. Avrana Kern is heading one such project, orbiting the tentatively named "Kern's World", where the plan is to release monkeys le-monke infected with a nanovirus that will accelerate their evolution. Through an act of sabotage from an anti-technology group that has also destroyed much of Earth, the monkeys are never released, and the virus instead infects a species of spider, Portia labiata. The book follows the evolution of the spiders and their eventual civilisation, as well as a remnant of humanity that fled to Kern's World hoping to find paradise.


also children of ruin and children of memory, the sequels, are really good


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  • LocalOaf [they/them, undecided]
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    4 days ago

    Got some neat stuff thrifting

    Kinda wish I could post pics because some of the clothes are really cute imo and I actually found stuff that (mostly) fit me

    Found some nice gym stuff too, got a pair of fancy tech wear sweatpants that make my legs and butt look good meow-bounce

    Got some cute plushies my cats have been enjoying too and a street hockey stick for playing cat hockey in the house and that's been fun

    Bless whatever tall/large femme donated the shiny windbreaker and hoodie with the faux fur hood lining and sleeve cuffs, think it might be my favorite dysphoria hoodie now despite it being a little short on the torso and sleeves

    Might hem it to a crop top or elbow length sleeves and wear it as a summer night kinda layer later but it's really cute imo in a "sporty goth (queer)" kinda way and I'm kinda in love with it

    sicko-fem