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Childhood's End

by Arthur C. Clarke · 1953 · 256 pages

James Cameron
James Cameron
Brian Cox
Brian Cox
Ben Shapiro
Ben Shapiro
Recommended by 3 elites

Recommended by 3 Elites

Brian Cox

James Cameron

Ben Shapiro

About This Book

Humanity experiences a peaceful alien invasion by the mysterious Overlords, whose arrival brings about a global utopia and the end of war. Decades later, as the human race stagnates, the true purpose of the aliens' intervention is revealed through a transcendence of the children into a collective consciousness.

Book Details

Published

1953

Pages

256

Language

en

ISBN

9780345444059

Awards & Recognition

Hugo Award Nominee (1954)Retro Hugo Award Nominee for Best Novel (2004)

Audiobook Available

7h 47m
Narrated by Eric Michael Summerer

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