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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780345347954
ISBN: 0345347951
Label: Del Rey
Manufacturer: Del Rey
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: May 12, 1987
Publisher: Del Rey
Release Date: May 12, 1987
Sales Rank: 28311
Studio: Del Rey
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Product Description:
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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Book was delayed and took about 3 weeks to receive. Condition of book was much worse than described - the binding was broken and pages were falling out - it was described as good condition - but was really in very worn condition. Disatisfied!
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What seemed like an ordinary tale of aliens descending upon Earth to take over, turned into a profound work of humanities struggle, not physically, but mentally, with their interactions with their "overlords." Rather than looking at a stereotypical perspective of Aliens raging war with humans, Clarke creates the story of different individuals and their attempts with facing a world of monotony and routine, without individualism. Clarke exceeds the realm of sci-fi by looking at what it means to be ... Read More
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I have read many of the latter works by Clarke, and I find them imaginative, intelligent and thought-provoking. So when I turned my attention to some of his early works, Childhood's End came very highly recommended, and I'm glad to say it lives up to almost all its high praise.
Though presented as a novel, this could easily be three short stories, dealing with three different subjects: contact, utopia and apocalypse. In fact, the book is divided into three parts, which are bound together ... Read More
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This is an amazing, shocking book. Like 2001 the movie(and it's inspiration-Clarke's story "The Sentinel"), man encounters alien civilization in a way that is far more fascinating and original than the typical invasion story. I don't won't to say too much. That could ruin the story. This might be the best science fiction book(and one of the best in general) I have ever read. The only slight problem I see is that traces of anachronism are presented in the book-originally published in the 50's. Clark ... Read More
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Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917 - 2008) is one of the masters of the genre of Science Fiction from its golden age. Though undoubtedly best known for "2001: A Space Odyssey", there are numerous other works of his which should be on every fan of science fiction's reading list. "Childhood's End" is one of those books. This book deals with concepts such as the utopian society, individuality, a `hive mind", and much more. This novel grew out of a short story titled "Guardian Angel" which was published in 1950 ("Famous ... Read More
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