Childhood's EndIn the Retro Hugo Award–nominated novel that inspired the Syfy miniseries, alien invaders bring peace to Earth—at a grave price: “A first-rate tour de force” (The New York Times). In the near future, enormous silver spaceships appear without warning over mankind’s largest cities. They belong to the Overlords, an alien race far superior to humanity in technological development. Their purpose is to dominate Earth. Their demands, however, are surprisingly benevolent: end war, poverty, and cruelty. Their presence, rather than signaling the end of humanity, ushers in a golden age . . . or so it seems. Without conflict, human culture and progress stagnate. As the years pass, it becomes clear that the Overlords have a hidden agenda for the evolution of the human race that may not be as benevolent as it seems. “Frighteningly logical, believable, and grimly prophetic . . . Clarke is a master.” —Los Angeles Times |
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User Review - john257hopper - LibraryThingThis is another awe inspiring novel by the British SF master. Mysterious aliens appear in the sky over Earth and somehow become benevolent dictators over the whole planet. But the aliens' own motives ... Read full review
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User Review - jdaneway - LibraryThingI loved this book and may have to add it to my favorites. If you like studies in consciousness and alien contact, this is for you. There's a clever twist about human bias and preconceptions. I believe ... Read full review
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| Title | Childhood's End Arthur C. Clarke Collection |
| Author | Arthur C. Clarke |
| Publisher | RosettaBooks, 2012 |
| ISBN | 0795324979, 9780795324970 |
| Length | 258 pages |
| Subjects | › › Fiction / Science Fiction / Alien Contact Fiction / Science Fiction / Hard Science Fiction |
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