Point of View

Children of Time is told in two separate points of view. The first is third-person limited point of view following Holsten on the Gilgamesh. By limiting the reader’s view of the inner workings of the spaceship, the author builds tension because Holsten himself does not know who to trust. Over time, every character except for Lain gives Holsten a reason to distrust them. This includes Guyen who is driven to madness. Vitas who is willing to let Guyen upload his brain at the potential cost of humanity itself. Karst who prefers violence over peaceful planning. It is never clear who is right and wrong until it is too late to fix what damage they caused.

The second point of view is third-person omniscient following the spiders. During these sections, the author still follows certain characters, such as Portia, Bianca and Fabian. However, the author...