@ZodWallop
Agree. Cradle was not that great. Only 2 stars from me.
Didn't like Childhood's End either, but absolutely loved the movie, which I watched one rainy day, and when it finished, watched it again. (also the source of my username)
The Light of Other Days I have a large paperback edition which I read early 2008, and don't really remember. Its on the "read again" list though, so back then I thought it was good.
A Time Odyssey co-written with Stephen Baxter was also very good.
https://www.goodreads.com/series/49788-a-time-odyssey
@Pajamaman
No, I did not read A Beautiful Day. Just looking it up, I don't have any of those books it was reprinted in.
An off-topic question, I notice I do not get pinged for replies in my thread or when quoted. Are pings enabled on this forum?