Description
Author Arthur C. Clarke
Publisher Book Club Edition (January 1, 1953)
Binding hardcover with dustjacket
condition near fine with the dustjacket protected by Brodart Archival covering
summary
SIR ARTHUR C. CLARKE (1917-2008) wrote the novel and co-authored the screenplay for 2001: A Space Odyssey. He has been knighted by Queen Elizabeth II, and he is the only science-fiction writer to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke is a classic science fiction novel that explores humanity’s transformation upon the arrival of benevolent alien Overlords. As they intervene to establish a utopian era, profound changes challenge mankind's essence, culture, and very purpose. The Overlords' hidden agenda and the emergence of a super-evolved human species lead to a startling and thought-provoking conclusion about the future of humanity. Clarke's novel is both a masterpiece of speculative fiction and a philosophical exploration of transcendence, progress, and the fate of mankind.