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ISBN13: 9780345347954
ISBN10: 0345347951
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Childhood's End is a first-contact story full of thought-provoking ideas about what humanity can become. As relevant today as it was in 1953.
Recommended by the Sci-Fi and Fantasy Team, Powell's City of Books

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Without warning, giant silver ships from deep space appear in the skies above every major city on Earth. Manned by the Overlords, in fifty years, they eliminate ignorance, disease, and poverty. Then this golden age ends--and then the age of Mankind begins....
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About the Author

Arthur C. Clarke is considered to be the greatest science fiction writer of all time. He is an international treasure in many other ways: An article written by him in 1945 led to the invention of satellite technology. Books by Mr. Clarke--both fiction and nonfiction--have more than one hundred million copies in print worldwide. He lives in Sri Lanka.
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Anaya, September 1, 2006 (view all comments by Anaya)
From the prodigious author of "2001: A Space Odyssey" we readers get "Childhood's End." It is a novel that sparks debate as it was written in the time of the Cold War in 1953 and suitably makes many references to the end of childhood. The plot gracefully explores the concept of the end of innocence as overlords deal in war and poverty. The novel remains as relevant today as it was fifty years ago and tackles the issue of what humanity could achieve and our intentions to strive for a better end to childhood. A must read for any sci-fi and fantasy genre lover.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780345347954
Author:
Clarke, Arthur Charles
Publisher:
Del Rey
Author:
Clarke, Arthur Charles
Author:
Clarke, Arthur C.
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Science Fiction - General
Subject:
Science fiction
Subject:
Science Fiction - Space Opera
Subject:
Human-alien encounters
Subject:
Science / General
Subject:
Science Fiction and Fantasy-Space Opera
Copyright:
c195
Edition Number:
1
Edition Description:
Mass market paperback
Series Volume:
64
Publication Date:
19870512
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
224
Dimensions:
6.98x4.17x.62 in. .26 lbs.
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