Childhood's End

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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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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 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.