Children of Memory
Children of Memory by Adrian Tchaikovskyby Adrian Tchaikovsky
Shares rank 108 of 179 science fiction novels by recommenders
Recommended for its big philosophical questions and as a strong entry in its series; critics find it slow and weaker than the first two books.
Recommended for its big philosophical questions and as a strong entry in its series; critics find it slow and weaker than the first two books.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 4
- criticize it
- 5
- approval share
- 44%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 4 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 0.8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Explores big philosophical questions
“delivers more of the great philosophical questions & answers”
Comment from 27 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?” Each series book strong
“Every book of the series is amazing in its own way.”
Comment from 6 Oct 2026 in “What's Earth's dominant species by mass?”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Did not work for several readers
“Children of Memory is not a good book, IMO.”
Comment from 18 Jan 2026 in “Sins of the Children (Adrian Tchaikovsky)” “I remember not liking Children of Memory”
Comment from 8 Mar 2026 in “Science Fiction Is Dying. Long Live Post Sci-Fi?” “Children of Memory did nothing for me”
Comment from 18 Jan 2026 in “Sins of the Children (Adrian Tchaikovsky)” Weaker than the earlier books
“Children of Memory was out there compared to the first two!”
Comment from 8 Mar 2026 in “Science Fiction Is Dying. Long Live Post Sci-Fi?” “found the third one to be a bit inconsequential”
Comment from 18 Jan 2026 in “Sins of the Children (Adrian Tchaikovsky)”
Other science fiction novels people recommend
The four most recommended other science fiction novels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Hail Maryby Andy Weir | 117 | 24 | 83% | 12 | — | Approved |
| There Is No Antimemetics Divisionby qntm | 98 | 34 | 74% | 9 | 1.5 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| Blindsightby Peter Watts | 96 | 27 | 78% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Duneby Frank Herbert | 82 | 25 | 77% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Children of Memoryby Adrian TchaikovskyThis page | 4 | 5 | 44% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Every book of the series is amazing in its own way.”
“Children of Memory was out there compared to the first two!”
“I remember not liking Children of Memory”
“too much of it was just a slog”
“Children of Memory did nothing for me”
“Children of Memory is not a good book, IMO.”
“found the third one to be a bit inconsequential”
“delivers more of the great philosophical questions & answers”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.