Children of Ruin

This series is definitely a new favorite of mine. I wasn't sure where Tchaikovsky was going to go after CoT, but I really enjoyed the direction, especially because I like octopuses and arguing about the correct pluralization of “octopus.” The hardest thing I find about the series is trying to explain it to others as the serious, intelligent take artificial intelligence, space exploration, and what makes us Human without just saying “And also there are spiders and octopuses and they have spacesuits...” It sounds so silly, but it's all very well done.

If you liked CoT, it's worth your time to continue. Definitely read CoT first though or you are going to be very lost.