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  1. 36566890. 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. Clarke's idea for the book began with his ...

  2. Childhood's End, Arthur C. Clarke. 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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  3. A short summary of Arthur C. Clarke's Childhood's End. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of Childhood's End.

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  5. Oct 27, 2015 · Childhood's End. Mass Market Paperback – October 27, 2015. 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. Since its publication in 1953, this prescient novel about first contact gone wrong has come to be ...

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  6. May 12, 1987 · “A first-rate tour de force.” — The New York Times “Frighteningly logical, believable, and grimly prophetic . . . [Arthur C.] Clarke is a master.” — Los Angeles Times “There has been nothing like it for years; partly for the actual invention, but partly because here we meet a modern author who understands that there may be things that have a higher claim on humanity than its own ...

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  7. 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. As the next stage of human evolution unfolds, questions of identity, purpose, and the price of progress ...

  8. 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. 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 ...

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