I quickly read through Children of Time twice and expected something similar from the second book in the series. I have to admit that I struggled to even finish it - something which seldom happens for me. While there the first book had some interesting characters which were described in some detail, I admit that not a single character from the second book draw my attention and I had trouble to remember who was who when they appeared again. The first book also lived from the looming disaster on old earth which gave the whole story around the crew of the Gilgamesh a strong purpose. There is nothing in this book which drives the story forward and the end - once finally reached- leaves no longing for a third book in the series.