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Loading... Childhood's End (1953)by Arthur C. Clarke
 mortensengarth | Jun 15, 2013 |  Humans are special. (  )1  |  MercerTraieste | Jun 10, 2013 | amazing book! (  ) anguinea | Apr 4, 2013 | Well maybe I should be able to get past the outdated attitudes and whatnot and just enjoy the story, like I do with Nevil Shute! But Nevil Shute is a fucking awesome storyteller, and you, my friend, are no Nevil Shute. (  ) JenneB | Apr 2, 2013 | I read this long ago, just when I was becoming a teenager and my tastes were changing, you might say I read it at childhood's end. (  ) Petra.Xs | Apr 2, 2013 |
 I'm not sure Childhood's End is the first book my dad gave me, but it was one of the first, and it's certainly the one I remember most vividly. And it's probably a book that changed my life.
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0345347951, Mass Market Paperback)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....(retrieved from Amazon Wed, 02 Jan 2013 16:07:51 -0500) The Overlords appeared suddenly over every city - intellectually, technologically, and militarily superior to humankind. Benevolent, they made few demands: unify earth, eliminate poverty, and end war. With little rebellion, humankind agreed, and a golden age began. But at what cost? With the advent of peace, man ceases to strive for creative greatness, and a malaise settles over the human race. To those who resist, it becomes evident that the Overlords have an agenda of their own. As civilization approaches the crossroads, will the Overlords spell the end for humankind...or the beginning?… (more) |
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Clark carries the story in an unusual direction from there on.
i dont want to spoil the ending, but simultaneously i fear that if i don't record it here, i'll never be able to remember it. it was rather unmemorable. but still a strong enough departure from your typical scifi adventure that it jumps the 50% rating mark to 60%!!!!! (