โ Scribed by Clarke, Arthur Charles
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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--and their purpose is to dominate the Earth. Their demands, however, are surprisingly beneficial--end war, poverty, and cruelty. Their presence, rather than signaling the end of humanity, ushers in a golden age--or so it seems.
But it comes at a price. Without conflict, humanity ceases to work toward creative achievement, and culture stagnates. And as the years pass, it becomes more and more clear that the Overlords have a hidden agenda for the evolution of the human race--that may not be as beneficial as it seems.
Originally published in 1953, Childhood's End is Clarke's first successful novel--and is considered a classic of science fiction literature. Its dominating theme of transcendent evolution appears in many of Clarke's later works,...
Human-alien encounters -- Fiction
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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