Childhood's End

Description

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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• Fiction

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Other Editions

• Childhood's EndBallantine Publishing Group2001-01-01
• Childhood's endHarcourt, Brace & World1966-01-01
• Die letzte GenerationHardcoverTosa Verlag1970-01-01
• Childhoods EndMass Market PaperbackBallantine Books1972-11-12
• Childhood's EndBallantine Books1974-01-01
• Childhood's EndMass Market PaperbackBallantine Books1976-01-12