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I've always felt a bit mixed about Childhood's End . While at times the writing felt bogged down and a little sluggish, the ideas and concepts Clarke comes up with are astounding and thought provoking. This is a story not just about man's first contact with an alien species and creating a utopia, but also about man's eventual evolution and transformation, by breaking off the shackles of its previous existence.
Clarke has always been intrigued by the idea of transcending ones body and achieving ...more
Clarke has always been intrigued by the idea of transcending ones body and achieving ...more
One day alien shops appear in the sky over earth. A race of aliens that are called the Overlords by the humans, tell them they are there to help them end violence etc.. The world because peaceful if stagnant. It is years before the true purpose of the Overlords is known and by then it is too late and humanity is changed forever.
this is a sad book. But oen that makes you think and ask questions. And wonder about what makes us human and what our role in the universe is. In this book, it is rather ...more
this is a sad book. But oen that makes you think and ask questions. And wonder about what makes us human and what our role in the universe is. In this book, it is rather ...more
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