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It is - I thought it remained excellent, but unlike Children of Time, missed the mark a bit on its potential.

Just finished, would definitely recommend. The book has many interesting ideas, not just the octopodes :)

Yeah, it legit turned into horror at one point - it's been a while since a book gave an adrenaline rush. Loved it.

oh this sounds fun. Will add it to the front of the book queue for this weekend.

Make sure to read Children of Time first, otherwise some of the context will be lost.

Already have! I enjoyed it a lot.

> it legit turned into horror at one point

As did the first book, in a different way.

Just the thought of something like this[0] whose body is ~4 feet long (let alone the legs, too) is enough to descend into horror territory for me.

I actually enjoyed it a bit more than Children of Time. Both are great books.