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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  • Tommasi [she/her, pup/pup's]
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    2 days ago

    Trying to get used to drinking water again after having energy drinks being my primary mode of hydration during the winter holidays. Water kinda sucks doggirl-tears

    • melon_popsicle [none/use name]
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      1 day ago

      I have been buying tins of gatorade powder for spiro/electrolyte purposes, but it also makes hydrating less boring

    • LocalOaf [they/them, undecided]
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      2 days ago
      unsolicited advice

      Seltzer? I really like the LaCroix lemoncello and cherry blossom flavors and Waterloo blackberry limeade

      Sports drinks could be good for you too if regular ass water is difficult to want to drink and hydrate well

      I like Bodyarmor a lot more than Gatorade or Powerade and the Prime one that looks like an ice pop with the red white and blue bottle is yummy (I think that one's coconut water)

      • RION [she/her]
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        2 days ago

        Seltzer is swag, and if you find yourself really digging it a sparkling water maker like a Drinkmate makes it even easier. Just not a Sodastream isntrael

      • Tommasi [she/her, pup/pup's]
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        2 days ago

        Ooh, I haven't had seltzer in like a year, that sounds good doggirl-thumbsup

        I want to get back to tap water eventually mostly because it's free though. Once I get used to it again it's not so bad