Childhood's End is a 1953 science fiction novel by British author Arthur C. Clarke. The story follows the peaceful alien invasion of Earth by the mysterious Overlords, whose arrival ends all war, helps form a world government, and turns the planet into a near-utopia. Many questions are asked about the …
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Childhood's End is a 1953 science fiction novel by British author Arthur C. Clarke. The story follows the peaceful alien invasion of Earth by the mysterious Overlords, whose arrival ends all war, helps form a world government, and turns the planet into a near-utopia. Many questions are asked about the origins and mission of the aliens, but they avoid answering, preferring to remain in their ships, governing through indirect rule. Decades later, the Overlords eventually show themselves, and their impact on human culture leads to a Golden Age. However, the last generation of children on Earth begin to display powerful psychic abilities, heralding their evolution into a group mind, a transcendent form of life.
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Le guide del tramonto
249 pages
Italian language
Published Aug. 13, 1981 by A. Mondadori.
- OCLC Number:
- 36571464
Childhood's End
Audio Cassette
Published Feb. 1, 1979 by Books on Tape, Inc..
- ISBN:
- 978-0-7366-0167-2Copied ISBN!
Childhood's End
Audio Cassette
Published Dec. 13, 1984 by Caedmon Audio Cassette.
- ISBN:
- 978-99955-677-1-2Copied ISBN!
Childhood's End
222 pages
English language
Published Nov. 11, 1964 by Ballantine Books.
Childhood's End
English language
Published Nov. 11, 1954 by Sidgwick and Jackson.
Childhood's end.
English language
Published Nov. 11, 1955 by Science Fiction Book Club.
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