Reddit reviews Children of Time

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Children of Time https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DN8BQMD/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_CVU1DbYSV5EWT

First contact is a whole subgenre of scifi, and it is one of my favorites!

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In regards to your request. I have, but haven't read Artemis because it doesn't look that interesting. Rendezvous with Rama, is good, albeit kinda boring. If you like it, but wish it had more action, read Ringworld by Larry Niven.

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Here are some of my favorite first contact books (with oversimplified plot summaries):

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The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle - Humans discover an alien spaceship and set out to find the source.

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu - Chinese centric first book in a trilogy of aliens invading. One of the best I have read in recent years. Don't want to give away too much. Features alien aliens, like in The Gods Themselves!

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A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge - Humans discover an alien race and race to be the first to make contact with them.

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Damocles by S.G. Redling - Humans discover alien life and launch an expedition to make first contact. Follows the story from the point of the humans and the aliens. Very good hard scifi, but easy to read. The language barrier is a major plot piece.

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Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky - Humans are looking for a new home and stumble across a planet with alien life. Trouble ensues. No spoilers here. The sequel comes out in only a couple of weeks!

Yes! Bobiverse was great (maybe more coming!) Thanks for the suggestion!

Ive been enjoying Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Some of the story is told from the perspective of genetically modified spiders, has to do with AIs and humans being digitized too.

https://www.amazon.com/Children-Time-Adrian-Tchaikovsky-ebook/dp/B07DN8BQMD/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1536503326&sr=1-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=children+of+time&dpPl=1&dpID=51sR5hLQZIL&ref=plSrch


is that the book?