The novel is the first of the Poseidon's Children trilogy, which follows humanity's development over many centuries, with the intention of portraying a more optimistic future than anything Reynolds had previously written.
Acesta este primul volum al trilogiei Copiii lui Poseidon, care prezintă dezvoltarea pe care o va atinge omenirea peste secole, cu intenția de a portretiza un viitor mai optimist decât toate operele anterioare ale lui Reynolds.