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Childhood's End is a 1953 science fiction novel by the British author Arthur C. Clarke. The story follows the peaceful alien invasion [1] of Earth by the mysterious Overlords, whose arrival begins decades of apparent utopia under indirect alien rule, at the cost of human identity and culture.
Childhood's End is a 1953 science fiction novel by the British author Arthur C. Clarke. The story follows the peaceful alien invasion of Earth by the mysterious Overlords, whose arrival begins decades of apparent utopia under indirect alien rule, at the cost of human identity and culture.
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Oct 27, 2015 · by Arthur C. Clarke (Author) 4.4 13,386 ratings. See all formats and editions. The inspiration for the Syfy miniseries. Childhood’s End is one of the defining legacies of Arthur C. Clarke, the author of 2001: A Space Odyssey and many other groundbreaking works.
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A short summary of Arthur C. Clarke's Childhood's End. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of Childhood's End.
May 12, 1987 · Childhood's End: A Novel. Mass Market Paperback – May 12, 1987. Without warning, giant silver ships from deep space appear in the skies above every major city on Earth. Manned by the Overlords, in fifty years, they eliminate ignorance, disease, and poverty.
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Childhood’s End is a science fiction novel by British author Arthur C. Clarke, published in 1953. The novel follows the peaceful alien invasion of Earth by the mysterious Overlords, who bring about a utopian era of peace and prosperity.
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Childhood’s End is one of the defining legacies of Arthur C. Clarke, the author of 2001: A Space Odyssey and many other groundbreaking works. Since its publication in 1953, this prescient novel about first contact gone wrong has come to be regarded not only as a science fiction classic but as a literary thriller of the highest order.
